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: What assessment he has made of the export potential of the Eurofighter; and what potential markets have been identified.

Answer: Mr. Prentice: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment he has made of the export potential of the Eurofighter; and what potential markets have been identified. [13656] Mr. Arbuthnot: The prospects for export orders for Eurofighters appear to be excellent; several countries have already expressed interest. For reasons of commercial confidentiality, it would be inappropriate at this stage to identify potential customers and I am therefore withholding this information under exemption 7 of the code of practice on access to government information.

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