§ Mr. Ashdownasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is his policy on the acquisition for the use of his Department of computers and equipment 517W supplied by companies which seek to impose extraterritorial United States controls on their United Kingdom staff or on non-Government United Kingdom customer or on United Kingdom exports; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. JoplingThe Government's policy on the acquisition and use of computers in this respect was expressed in an answer given by my hon. Friend the Minister of State, Treasury, on 8 April, at c.95, and my Ministry adheres to that policy.