If we believe there is a Crisis in East Asia, that there is a cold war, and that in Korea there is a war, the one thing we must do is to see that raw materials, whether they be called strategic or anything else, do not reach the foes who are fighting us.
Mrs. Liddell [holding answer 17 December 1997]: The financial Crisis in East Asia to date is not expected to have a major impact on the growth of the UK economy.
The Opposition may argue that the slowdown forecast for Britain was made in Downing street, but it is clear to all but a few that the impact of the Crisis in East Asia has reverberated across the developed world.