HC Deb 29 October 1993 vol 230 c801W
Mr. Home Robertson

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) if he will make a statement on his plans for procuring precision-guided munitions to fulfil staff requirement 1242; and what is the timetable for this procurement;

(2) if it is his intention to exclude non-European participation from competition for SR 1242.

Mr. Aitken

I refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave my hon. Friend the Member for Worcester (Mr. Luff) on 4 May 1993, columns18–19. Twelve ompanies in the United Kingdom, United States and Europe were invited to tender by 4 August 1993. Three companies responded—one each in the United Kingdom, United States and France. We are currently considering these in detail but I do not expect to be able to announce the results of the competition until the new year.