§ Sir Patrick Wall asked the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 17 April, Official 376W Report, column 210, if he will indicate the precise means by which and the dates on which each of the relevant companies in tendering for the new Royal Air Force trainer aircraft was notified of (a) the 31 January 1985 deadline for offers and (b) the 14 March 1985 deadline for subsequent negotiations related to the most attractive bids from Shorts and British Aerospace.
§ Mr. LeeThey were notified of(a) by telex on 18 January and of (b) orally, at director level, on 13 March.