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Mr. O'Neill
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what communications he has had with the defence industry regarding the economic and industrial consequences of the options for change study.
Mr. Alan Clark
The work on options for change is addressing policy issues in the light of changing international circumstances. As such, it has yet to identify the full consequences of possible changes for the equipment programme.