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Topical question asked in the House of Commons, by Michael Jack (Conservative). It was answered on Monday, 21 January 2008 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Topical Questions

Question
Sir Glenn Torpy, Chief of the Air Staff, has indicated that Ministers are considering 0, 44 and 88 as the number of aircraft in tranche 3 of the Eurofighter programme. Will the Minister who responds confirm that those are the options that are being considered, and can he give an indication to the thousands of aerospace workers in my constituency as to when a decision will be made?
Answer

As we always say in relation to these issues, when there is an announcement to be made we will make it to the House of Commons. When there is a further announcement to be made in relation to Eurofighter, we will make it here. I do not think that it serves anyone to feed speculation by putting numbers into the public domain for consideration prior to our making a decision. When a decision is made, we will say it here.


Secondary information

Type
Oral question
Reference
470 c1205-6 
Session
2007-08
Oral question type
1st Supplementary
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Typhoon aircraft Departmental responsibilities Ministry of Defence
Link
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