§ Mr. Matthew TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence in which overseas countries the Defence Evaluation and Research Agency has offices; and what are their functions. [117080]
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§ Dr. MoonieThis is a matter for the Chief Executive of the Defence Evaluation and Research Agency. I have asked the Chief Executive to write to the hon. Member.
Letter from John Chisholm to Mr. Matthew Taylor, dated 4 April 2000:
I am replying to your parliamentary question about overseas offices of the Defence Evaluation and Research Agency (DERA).DERA has offices in Brussels and Moscow. The Brussels offices was established to develop DERA's commercial business and status in mainland Europe. This includes support to the European Commission and NATO. The Moscow office was set up as part of the DERA Programme for Partnership in Technology (PPT). The programme establishes and develops contacts between DERA scientists and those in the Russian Federation working in related fields. In some cases this has led to joint research projects being set up to the benefit of both partners. More information about both these offices may be found on the DERA website (www.dera.gov.uk/dera) under "Who we are" and then "Organisation".I hope the above is helpful.