§ Mr. MacdonaldTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what is his Department's policy towards the annual provision of figures for United Kingdom defence equipment holdings, along the lines of those published in "Conventional Forces in Europe: The Facts";
(2) whether his Department will publish the latest figures, pursuant to those published in 1988 in "Conventional Forces in Europe: The Facts" for United Kingdom defence equipment holdings.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonI refer the hon. Gentleman to the reply I gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Gedling (Mr. Mitchell) on 15 March, at column328. There are no plans to publish updated figures for other categories covered in "The Facts", beyond the information already provided in the "Annual Statement on the Defence Estimates".