HL Deb 07 November 1986 vol 481 cc1259-60WA
Lord Kennet

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What proportion of research and development carried on by British industry will, at its currently foreseeable maximum, be stimulated by or related to the United States Strategic Defence Initiative.

Lord Trefgarne

It is impossible to say. The proportion will be entirely dependent on the extent of success achieved by British industry throughout the SDI research programme.