§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is the definition of(a) tanks and (b) artillery and (c) armoured personnel carriers adopted by the Western Alliance at the conventional force reduction talks in Vienna.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonI refer the hon. Member to the document "Conventional Forces in Europe: The Facts"274W published by NATO in November 1988, a copy of which is in the Library. The NATO proposals tabled at the negotiation of conventional forces in Europe (CFE) deal with main battle tanks and artillery which fall within those categories in that document, and with armoured troop carriers. The latter include armoured personnel carriers and armoured infantry fighting vehicles.