§ Mr. JenkinTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what budget cuts have been made to the Next Generation Light Anti-Armour Weapon programme. [31102]
§ Dr. Moonie[holding answer 29 January 2002]: As with other equipment, we keep under review the number of missiles for the Next Generation Light Anti-Armour Weapon to meet our requirement. Recent analysis suggests that we may be able to reduce numbers below current assumptions, but this is subject to further work. If resources were so released, we would use them elsewhere in the Defence programme to fund other high priority equipment.