§ Mr. Soamesasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many new weapons systems have been ordered by Her Majesty's Government since 1970; how many of these were or are more than one year, and more than three years, respectively, late in entering operational service when compared with the original target date; and what were the specific reasons in each case.
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§ Mr. LeeThe information requested is very extensive and cannot be provided except at disproportionate cost and effort, and much of it is classified.
However, detailed information of this nature is made available to the Public Accounts and Defence Select Committees.