§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many personnel from his Department, and of what grades, participated in the NATO Advanced Study Institute on defence conversion strategies held in Pitlochry from 1 to 14 July; and if he will list the titles of papers presented by members of his Department at the conference. [35634]
§ Mr. SoamesThe Ministry of Defence's chief scientific adviser attended the conference on 7 July to deliver a paper on "Dual-use technology". A grade 3 official from the Defence Evaluation and Research Agency presented a paper on "Civil/Defence Strategies in the United Kingdom." These apart, I understand that one other grade 6 Ministry of Defence official attended.