§ Lord Astor of Heverasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they have decided the extent to which, from 1 January 2005, forward defence equipment plans will be disclosed under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and thus available for informed public discussion. [HL136]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Defence (Lord Bach)We will conclude our examination of options for disclosing additional information about defence forward plans shortly.