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Mr. Skinner
asked the Secretary of State for Defence how many Third world countries purchased military equipment from the United Kingdom in 1979, 1980 and 1981.
Mr. Pattie
There is no generally accepted definition of the term "Third world countries". Taking 45 of the least developed countries listed by the Overseas Development Administration as recipients of aid during the period in question, the numbers which purchased a significant amount of military equipment from the United Kingdom in these years was as follows:
| 1979 | 1980 | 1981 |
| 8 | 9 | 8 |