§ Mr. McWilliamasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the European countries involved in collaborative programmes with the United Kingdom in the procurement of defence systems, together with the dates of the memoranda of understanding, the proportion of work in percentage and pounds sterling terms which accrues to each country in respect of the procurement order for each system for each country; the companies involved; and what information he has as to whether any such company or its employees have been the subject of any prosecution in their own, or any other country concerning the supply of arms or ammunition to another country within the last seven years, and the countries which it is alleged were so supplied.
§ Mr. Norman LamontI will answer shortly.