§ Mr. DalyellTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) pursuant to his answer of 23 May,Official Report, column 611, if he will now make a further statement on his assessment of the consequences of his Department's announcements as to the reliability of the VIPER microprocessor and role in its market launch;
(2) if he will make a statement on his Department's handling of its dealings with Charter Technologies Ltd. in respect of (a) the VIPER microprocessor and (b) other contracts.
§ Mr. Kenneth CarlisleI have nothing to add at this stage to the answer that I gave the hon. Member on 23 May at column611.