Mr. Robert G. HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence further to the reply by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence Procurement on 13 January,Official Report, column 783, whether a contract has now been signed with Vickers Defence Systems to allow it to demonstrate that the Challenger 2 mk 2 main battle tank can meet the required specification, delivery time and cost.
§ Mr. SainsburyI refer my hon. Friend to the answer given to my hon. Friend the Member for Shrewsbury and Atcham (Mr. Conway) on 23 January 1989 at column453.