§ Ann ClwydTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what assessment she has made of the medium-term implications of US Commerce Department report "Offsets in Defence Trade 1997 [15290]
§ Mr. SpellarI have been asked to reply as responsibility for the subject matter falls to the Ministry of Defence.
The US Department of Commerce report "Offsets in Defence Trade 1997" is still under consideration by the Ministry of Defence. I will write to my hon. Friend in due course.