HC Deb 22 July 1997 vol 298 c517W
Mr. Faber

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will publish the conclusions of phase 1 of the strategic defence review. [10105]

Mr. Fatchett

Work on stage 1 of the strategic defence review is continuing. No decision has been taken on publication.

Mr. Faber

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will publish the submissions that he has received as part of the strategic defence review. [10145]

Mr. Fatchett

The Ministry of Defence and this Department have received a large number of submissions. These are the property of the authors and may not be circulated outside Government without the author's consent. We shall seek that consent and place in the libraries of the House copies of submissions whose authors consent.