HC Deb 27 May 1993 vol 225 c678W
Mr. Llew Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what discussions he has had with his French counterpart in regard to French plans to develop a European armaments agency within the Western European Union.

Mr. Aitken

None. The proposal to establish a European armaments agency is under consideration at official level with our partners in European armaments co-operation within the Western European Union.