§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will place in the Library tables showing the value of orders placed with British industry each year under(a) the Al Yamamah I intergovernmental agreement and (b) Al Yamamah II intergovernmental agreement valued in cash in US dollars and sterling with the exchange rate used for translation; and if he will estimate the value of sub-contracts on such orders placed outside Britain.
§ Mr. AitkenNo. It has been the practice of successive Governments not to comment on detailed matters concerning individual defence export sales.