HC Deb 25 January 1999 vol 324 c6W
33. Mr. Watts

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on progress towards establishing a defence diversification agency. [65556]

Mr. Spellar

As foreshadowed in our White Paper ("Defence Diversification: Getting the most of defence technology", Cm 4088 published November 1998), the Defence Diversification Agency began operating last month.