§ Mr. Ashdownasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is his policy on the acquisition for the use of his Department or for educational establishments for which he is responsible of computers and equipment supplied by companies which seek to impose extraterritorial United States control on their United Kingdom staff and on non-Government United Kingdom customers and on United Kingdom exports; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Chris PattenI refer the hon. Member to my reply of 27 March, at columns 559–60, to which I have nothing to add.