HC Deb 29 November 1988 vol 142 c231W
122. Mr. Marlow

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is the likely level of investment in(a) tanks and (b) Army helicopters over the next five years.

Mr. Sainsbury

It is not the practice of this or previous Administrations to provide details of future levels of investment in equipment. However, both the helicopter and the tank have an essential role on the modern and future battlefield, and expenditure on both will be substantial.