asked the Secretary of State for Defence when he next plans to meet representatives of the Marconi group of companies; and what issues he intends to discuss.

In the normal course of affairs, I, my ministerial colleagues and our officials would expect to meet representatives of the Marconi group of companies at regular and frequent intervals, given the amount of business between us.

asked the Secretary of State for Defence whether he will list all the projects which the Marconi group of companies is working on as part of the strategic defence initiative.

I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Workington (Mr. Campbell-Savours) on 23 March at column 6 listing contracts placed by the Ministry of Defence. The available details of contracts or subcontracts placed by the United States Government or United States contractors have been provided on a confidential basis to the Defence Committee.