§ 82. Mr. McFallTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is Her Majesty's Government's policy on procurement from(a) the United Kingdom, (b) European and (c) United States-owned defence industries.
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§ 118. Mr. CousinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is Her Majesty's Government's policy on procurement from(a) the United Kingdom, (b) European and (c) United States-owned defence industries.
§ 132. Mr. TurnerTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is Her Majesty's Government's policy on procurement from(a) the United Kingdom, (b) European and (c) United States-owned defence industries.
§ Mr. SainsburyI refer the hon. Members to the answer that I gave earlier today to the hon. Member for Newham, North-West (Mr. Banks).
§ 95. Mr. NelsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what measures he will take as chairman of the Independent European Programme Group to promote the objective of European collaboration in the supply of defence equipment as set out in the Luxembourg communiqué of 9 November 1988.
§ 116. Mr. DykesTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on his Department's efforts to date to secure Europe wide procurement harmonisation and reciprocity; if he will discuss these matters with his NATO counterparts; and when he next expects to discuss these matters with the secretary-general of NATO.
§ Mr. SainsburyThe Luxembourg communiqué contained a wide range of measures designed to increase the effectiveness of European armaments co-operation, most particularly by creating a European market for defence equipment. Our aim during the chairmanship is to make concrete progress towards this by focusing on a number of specific objectives, with milestones for achievement. We shall be seeking our IEPG partners' agreement to these objectives which will include proposals for the opening up of the market to the benefit of all IEPG countries (through, for instance, the publication of bidding opportunities); measures to enhance research co-operation through a European technology programme; and intensified efforts to harmonise requirements and identify viable projects for co-operation. We believe that progress in these areas will strengthen the European contribution to NATO, and therefore benefit the Alliance as a whole.
§ 111. Mr. Campbell-SavoursTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on recent developments to ensure value for money in procurement.
§ Mr. SainsburyI refer the hon. Member to the reply that I gave to the hon. Member for Southport (Mr. Fearn) on 20 June 1988 column221