Written question asked by Lord Bellingham (Conservative) on Wednesday, 27 October 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 8 November 2004. It was answered by Adam Ingram (Labour) on Monday, 8 November 2004 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to provide (a) improved ejection seats and (b) a flight simulator for the (i) operational and (ii) training aircraft used for training in emergency situations for Canberra PR9s.

Answer: Mr. Bellingham: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what steps his Department is taking to provide (a) improved ejection seats and (b) a flight simulator for the (i) operational and (ii) training aircraft used for training in emergency situations for Canberra PR9s. [195174] Mr. Ingram: There are no plans to update the ejection seats or to develop flight simulator training for the Canberra. Modifications to Canberra ejection seats would take up to four years to develop and embody, exceeding the planned Canberra out of service date of 31 March 2006.

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