§ Mr. McNamaraasked the Secretary of State for Defence whether any cuts have been made in the Army's equipment budget.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonThe Army's equipment programme was described in the Statement on the Defence Estimates 1986 (Cmnd. 9763). As my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer made clear in his statement on 6 November (column 1085) provision for defence remains substantially as previously planned.