Written question asked by Gordon Prentice (Labour) on Wednesday, 19 January 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 25 January 2005. It was answered by Adam Ingram (Labour) on Tuesday, 25 January 2005 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what (a) costs and (b) penalties would arise from a decision to cancel Tranche 2 of the Eurofighter Typhoon. - Includes no figures. (Holding answer 24 January 2005).

Answer: Mr. Gordon Prentice: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what (a) costs and (b) penalties would arise from a decision to cancel Tranche 2 of the Eurofighter Typhoon. [210597] Mr. Ingram: [holding answer 24 January 2005]: Under the international collaborative production arrangements for Typhoon, manufacturing work has been allocated between partner nations in proportion to their respective numerical requirements for the aircraft. Cancellation of the United Kingdom's Tranche 2 order would necessitate re-allocation of workshare to partner nations in order to re-balance these proportions and the UK would be required to compensate the other nations for the extra costs incurred, up to the total amount the UK would have paid had we not cancelled the order. In addition to these costs, the cancellation of Tranche 2 would result in a failure to equip the Royal Air Force with a key element of its future fighting capability, a significant loss of UK manufacturing and an associated loss of jobs and skills across the

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 210597; 430 c242W
Session: 2004-05
Subjects: Contracts Compensation Procurement Military aircraft Typhoon aircraft
Contains statistics: Yes
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