Written question asked by Gordon Prentice (Labour) on Wednesday, 17 June 1998, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 25 June 1998. It was answered by Lord Spellar (Labour) on Thursday, 25 June 1998 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what percentage of the Eurofighter aircraft by value is sourced from (a) the United Kingdom, (b) Germany, (c) Spain and (d) Italy. - Inc figures.

Answer: Mr. Gordon Prentice: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what percentage of the Eurofighter aircraft by value is sourced from (a) the United Kingdom, (b) Germany, (c) Spain and (d) Italy. [46978] Mr. Spellar: Workshare entitlements, based on the number of aircraft each country is purchasing are: United Kingdom 37.42 per cent., Germany 29.03 per cent., Spain 14.03 per cent. and Italy 19.52 per cent. Any imbalances that arise between production activity levels and entitlements will be addressed during the life of the programme using mechanisms established in the Memoranda of Understanding signed by the partner nations in December 1997.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 314 c568-9W; 46978
Session: 1997-98
Subjects: Defence Germany Procurement Military aircraft Typhoon aircraft Italy Spain
Contains statistics: Yes