§ Lord Monkswellasked Her Majesty's Government:
When they propose to publish a White Paper on Defence Diversification. [HL3682]
§ The Minister of State, Ministry of Defence (Lord Gilbert)We have today published our White PaperDefence Diversification: Getting the most out of defence technology, as Cm 4088. It describes how we intend to create a defence diversification agency, in fulfilment of our election manifesto. It follows the process of consultation set in motion earlier this year by our Green Paper, Cm 3861. We are most grateful to all those organisations and individuals who contributed to this process.