Written question asked by Gerald Howarth (Conservative) on Tuesday, 23 November 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 1 December 2004. It was answered by Adam Ingram (Labour) on Wednesday, 1 December 2004 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the date of contract signature was for the (a) Support Vehicle, (b) Light Forces Anti-Tank Guided Weapon Systems, (c) Next Generation Anti-Armour Weapon and (d) Terrier projects.

Answer: Mr. Gerald Howarth: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the date of contract signature was for the (a) Support Vehicle, (b) Light Forces Anti-Tank Guided Weapon Systems, (c) Next Generation Anti- Armour Weapon and (d) TERRIER projects. [199831] Mr. Ingram: The Demonstration and Manufacture contract signature dates are as follows: (a) Support Vehicle--It is anticipated that contractual negotiations with MAN ERF UK Ltd., the Preferred Bidder for the Support Vehicle Project, will be concluded by spring next year. (b) Light Forces Anti-Tank Guided Weapon --7 February 2003. (c) Next Generation Light Anti-Armour Weapon--28 June 2002. (d) TERRIER--19 July 2002.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 199831; 428 c159W
Session: 2004-05
Subjects: Armed forces Defence Defence equipment Procurement Vehicles Guided weapons Antitank missiles Terrier combat engineer tractor
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