Written question asked by Gordon Prentice (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 3 February 1997. It was answered by Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom (Conservative) on Monday, 3 February 1997 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence

Question: How many Eurofighters each of the participating countries proposes to order; and what is the value of each order. - Including figures.

Answer: Mr. Gordon Prentice: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many Eurofighters each of the participating countries proposes to order; and what is the value of each order. [13650] Mr. Arbuthnot: The UK's commitment will be 232 aircraft to replace the Tornado F3 and Jaguar. Our partners have declared their requirement to be: Germany--180, Italy--121, Spain--87. Contractual negotiations with companies in the four partner nations for the production investment-production and support phases of the programme continue.

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