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Northern Ireland (Terrorist Trends)

Volume 973: debated on Wednesday 14 November 1979

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asked the Secretary of State for Defence what gaps in the Armed Forces equipment holdings and equipment development programmes were identified and filled as a result of the paper entitled "Northern Ireland Future Development Trends".

I assume that the hon. Member is referring to the stolen internal Ministry of Defence paper on future terrorist trends in Northern Ireland, on which I have nothing to add to my statement of 11 June 1979.—[Vol. 968, c. 162.] Equipment for the Armed Forces in Northern Ireland is under constant development.

asked the Secretary of State for Defence if the paper prepared by Brigadier Glover entitled "Northern Ireland Future Terrorist Trends" has as yet been reviewed and updated as recommended in paragraph 76 of that paper.

I have nothing to add to my statement of 11 June 1979.—[Vol. 968, c. 162.]

asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will now publish in the Official Report an updating of annex D to D/DINI/2003 dated November 1978.