§ Mr. Soamesasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the contractual and management difficulties connected with the LAW 80 antitank system; and what lessons his Department have learned from them.
§ Mr. LeeDetails of the arrangements between the Ministry of Defence and its contractors and their subcontractors are matters of commercial confidence. The need to increase performance during the course of development as a result of an increased threat proved more difficult than expected.