HC Deb 26 June 1985 vol 81 c403W
12. Mr. Maclean

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether his Department plans to take any steps to publicise the extent of Soviet research into space and new anti-ballistic missile weapons.

59. Mr. Forman

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he will publish a report on the extent of Soviet research into space and anti-ballistic missiles.

Mr. Luce

The Soviet Defence Minister has recently admitted that the Soviet Union is conducting outer space research, including in the military sphere. Soviet activities in this field are extensive and long established, as I told my hon. Friend the Member for Norwich, North (Mr. Thompson) on 24 April, at columns 448–49. I am considering whether further information can be made available in the near future.