HC Deb 27 July 2000 vol 354 cc747-8W
Ann Clwyd

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his answer of 26 June 2000,Official Report, column 409W, on the 1985 Memorandum of Understanding relating to Co-operative Research for the Strategic Defence Initiative, what technologies have been subject to information exchange under that initiative.[132568]

Mr. Hoon

The 1985 Memorandum of Understanding allows for exchange of information and research on a wide range of technologies. Most recently these have been in the areas of radar, tracking, countermeasures, lethality, guidance laws and discrimination.

Ann Clwyd

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his answer, of 27 June 2000,Official Report, column 433W, on the Missile Defence System, what missile defence programmes the United Kingdom is involved in. [132565]

Mr. Hoon

The only Ballistic Missile Defence Programme in the UK is the Technology Readiness and Risk Assessment Programme (TRRAP). The UK is not involved in any US BMD development programmes. The UK is, however, involved in collaborative research and information exchange on the technologies related to Ballistic Missile Defence.