§ Mr. Donald Stewartasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the subjects on which his Department is not willing to answer questions.
§ Mr. HeseltineThe subjects on which it is not the practice to provide information are as follows: details of arms transactions with other countries; operational matters; details of research and development; details concerning British training of, or assistance to, foreign forces either in this country or abroad; accident rates for individual military aircraft types; and certain equipment cost information, including details of individual procurement contracts.