Defence written question – answered at on 17 March 2005.
Laurence Robertson
Shadow Minister (Treasury)
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on trade between UK and US companies in the defence section of the aerospace industry.
Adam Ingram
Minister of State (Armed Forces), Ministry of Defence
holding answer
The aerospace sector continues to form the largest element in UK/US defence trade. This trade is highly important to both nations, helping to ensure that the armed forces of both are supplied with the best available equipment as cost-effectively as possible.
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