HC Deb 14 July 1987 vol 119 c435W
42. Mr. Simon Hughes

asked the Secretary of State for Defence what is the latest estimated total of strategic defence initiative contracts awarded to British companies.

Mr. Sainsbury

$34 million. This figure includes United States-funded SDI contracts placed with British academic institutions and through the Ministry of Defence. In the last case all but about $3 million of the work has been subcontracted to industry.