§ Mr. Matthew TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his answer of 6 March 2001,Official Report, column 176W, regarding the US-UK strategic defence initiative, which areas of research each of the letters of offer and acceptance covers; and what the contract numbers are of each of the letters of offer and acceptance signed since 1 May 1997 [154794]
§ Mr. HoonAll five letters of offer and acceptance cover research into the diverse nature of the ballistic missile threat and the feasibility of countering it with missile defence systems based on technologies currently available. Contract numbers are HQ0006–98-C-0015, HQ0006–99-C-007, HQ0006–99-C-0004. HQ0006–00-C0003 and HQ0006–01-C-0002.