HC Deb 05 June 1984 vol 61 c140W
Mr. Donald Stewart

asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the subjects on which his Department is not willing to answer questions.

Mr. Heseltine

The 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.