HC Deb 17 April 1986 vol 95 cc453-4W
Mr. Ashdown

asked the Prime Minister what is her policy on the acquisition for the use of the Cabinet Office or her own officials, of computers and equipment supplied by companies which seek to impose extraterritorial United States controls on their United Kingdom staff or on non-Government United Kingdom customers or on United Kingdom exports; and if she will make a statement.

The Prime Minister

Acquisitions of such equipment are made by the Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency, whose policy was set out in the answer given by the Minister of State, Treasury, in response to a question from the hon. Member on 8 April, at column 95.