§ Mr. CorbynTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what information he has received from Her Majesty's Defence Attaché in Chile concerning the effects on Chilean defence purchasing of the arrest of General Pinochet; and if he will make a statement. [110113]
§ Mr. Hoon[holding answer 14 February 2000]: I refer my hon. Friend to the answer given in another place by my noble Friend the Minister of State for Defence Procurement to the noble Lord Lamont of Lerwick on 10 January 2000, Official Report, House of Lords, column 72WA. This reflects advice given by our Embassy in Santiago.