§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will state the value of sales of underwater weapons systems by the United Kingdom to other Governments in each year since 1979; if he will list the countries to which there have been such sales; and which systems have been sold to those countries.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonIt has been the consistent policy of successive Governments not to disclose particulars of defence sales business with other countries, as these are matters of commercial confidentiality.