Defence in the World

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 4:59 pm on 15 March 2010.

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Photo of Liam Fox Liam Fox Shadow Secretary of State for Defence 4:59, 15 March 2010

I am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for giving way again. As he knows, I am no fan of the EDA. Leaving aside the European element of the European Defence Agency, why should countries such as the United Kingdom, which has a large private sector research budget, want to share intellectual property with countries that do not invest in such defence capability?