To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what bilateral defence agreements he (a) has signed and (b) expects to sign with the Government of the United States in 1990.

We have a variety of bilateral agreements under negotiation, and likely to be signed this year, dealing with host nation support, equipment, operations, and other matters. It is not our practice to disclose details of such agreements in advance of their conclusion, and some of them will be classified when finalised.No major agreements have been signed this year but we expect a memorandum of understanding to be signed shortly to cover a joint trial in the United Kingdom of a United States "over-the-horizon" radar.