HL Deb 12 February 1987 vol 484 cc850-1WA
Lord Kennet

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether the work on neutral particle beams undertaken by the National Laboratory at Culham under contract to the United States Air Force as part of the Strategic Defense Initiative will be available for civilian exploitation by British and European industry anywhere in the world.

The Minister of State for Defence Procurement (Lord Trefgarne)

The terms and conditions of the contract are a matter between the two parties.