HC Deb 02 November 1989 vol 159 cc330-1W
Mr. Menzies Campbell

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many Marconi 2955A radio communications test sets have been ordered for the Royal Air Force and Army; and for which services it is his intention to order more.

Mr. Alan Clark

A total of 330 of these sets were ordered in December 1988 after a competitive tendering action had produced an assessment that they represented the most cost-effective technically viable solution to a particular problem.

Future requirements, should they arise, may also be subject to a competitive tendering exercise.