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Ministry of Defence

Answer

Mr. Jenkin: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what savings will be made in each year to 2012 by the decisions (a) to bring forward the withdrawal of (i) 5 squadron, (ii) the RN Sea Harriers and (iii) HMS Fearless and (b) to reduce (1) the state of readiness of HMS Sheffield and (2) the number of Nimrod aircraft on order. [49673] Mr. Ingram: I refer the hon. Member to the answers I gave to him on 24 April 2002, Official Report, column 262W, 18 April 2002, Official Report, column 1078W, and 15 April 2002, Official Report, columns 712-13W. In the case of Sea Harrier decision, further to the answer I gave to the hon. Member on 16 April 2002, Official Report, columns 823-34W, the estimated savings (net of the costs of the related upgrading of the Harrier GR7 to GR9) over the period 2002-03 to 2005-06 (the latest year for which we have accurate figures) are some £109 million. The net savings accruing from the current plan to hold HMS Sheffield at extended readiness between 2002 and 2004 are estimated to be some £28 million over the period 2002-03 to 2004-05. All savings are compared to previous plans.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

49673; 384 c531W;384 c529W

Session

2001-02

Subjects

Military aircraft Warships Harrier aircraft Sea Harrier aircraft Nimrod aircraft HMS Fearless HMS Sheffield

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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