§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence to what extent purchases have been made(a) under and (b) outside the 1989 defence protocol agreement between the United Kingdom and Brunei; and what efforts have been made to bring the defence protocol into effect.
§ Mr. FreemanIt is not the policy of this Government to reveal details of defence exports.
The hon. Member will be interested to know that my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister and His Majesty the Sultan of Brunei Darussalam signed a memorandum of understanding on defence equipment, infrastructure and training on 15 December.
1191WThe memorandum, which enters into force immediately, will continue the close relations between the British defence industry and the Royal Brunei armed forces.