§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will set out the period of service with, and nature of duties performed for, his Department by Sir John Bourn. [30062]
§ Mr. FreemanSir John Bourn joined the Air Ministry in 1956. He held a variety of posts in the Ministry of Defence and on loan to other Government Departments culminating in his appointment as deputy under-secretary of state for defence procurement from 1985 until 1988.