asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps the Government are taking to implement the provisions of the military detente as provided for in the Final Act of the Helsinki Conference.

The only provisions in the Final Act which relate directly to military matters are those concerning confidence-building measures, in particular the notification of military manœuvres. In accordance with these provisions we and our NATO Allies have so far notified other participating States of seven NATO exercises which have taken place since the Helsinki Conference; these included all major exercises involving more than the stipulated total of 25,000 troops. The other countries were invited to send observers to one of these manœuvres.