Written question asked by Mike Hancock (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 18 March 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 10 April 2002. It was answered by Lord Moonie (Labour) on Wednesday, 10 April 2002 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment has been made of the type of programmes the UK will be involved in as a member of OCCAR; and if he will make a statement.

Answer: Mr. Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment has been made of the type of programmes the UK will be involved in as a member of OCCAR; and if he will make a statement. [44738] Dr. Moonie: The Organisation for Joint Armaments Co-operation (OCCAR) was created to manage a wide range of European collaborative defence equipment programmes. Decisions to integrate equipment programmes into OCCAR are taken jointly by the member nations (France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom) taking into account a variety of factors. To date, the UK is involved in two OCCAR managed projects: the Multi-Role Armoured Vehicle and Counter Battery Radar programmes. The A400M military transport aircraft programme is intended to be passed to OCCAR management once the contract has been activated.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 44738; 383 c21W
Session: 2001-02
Subjects: Defence Defence equipment International cooperation Procurement OCCAR
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk