§ Mr. Keith SimpsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence when he expects his Department's programmes work on theatre missile defence will be published. [84537]
§ Mr. Hoon[holding answer 2 December 2002]I presume that the hon. Member is referring to the Technology Readiness and Risk Assessment Programme, an unclassified summary of which was released earlier this year and a copy placed in the Library of the House as confirmed in my answer to the hon. Member for Dover (Mr. Prosser) on 26 February 2002,Official Report, column 1134W. Further work on the technical and other issues associated with theatre missile defence is continuing.