§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what total orders by value were placed with Royal Ordnance under the terms of explosives and propellants and related end products agreement; what proportion of his Department's ammunition purchases that represented; and when the EPREP agreement was terminated.
§ Mr. FreemanOrders to an approximate total value of £560 million were placed with Royal Ordnance under the EPREP agreement, representing 80 per cent. of the Department's ammunition purchases over the agreement's five-year life. The EPREP agreement expired on 31 March 1993.