§ Mr. Simon CoombsTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence when he expects to be able to report on the implications of the autumn statement on defence expenditure for defence establishments in Wiltshire.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonThe new expenditure plans announced in the autumn statement will allow us to maintain the direction for Defence set out in "Britain's Defence for the 90s" and the requirements of the defence policies most recently set out in the 1992 Statement on the Defence Estimates. We will continue to implement the648W present plans for restructuring and reorganisation, including those affecting defence establishments in Wiltshire. Any further adjustments to individual defence commitments and capabilities will be considered during the course of the normal annual recosting of the defence programme as a whole and will he announced in due course where appropriate.
§ Sir Michael NeubertTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what representations he has received in response to defence issues raised by the Chancellor of the Exchequer's autumn statement.
§ Mr. RifkindThree parliamentary questions, including the hon. Member's, have sought information or a statement from Defence Ministers in the light of the autumn statement. One letter has been received from a Member of Parliament. The Government remain committed to armed forces which, while smaller, will be properly manned and supported and better equipped.