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Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation

That is not the information that we have received. We have repeatedly checked our understanding of the charges involved in such a decision. There are two different components to the end of the Eurofighter contract, as the hon. Gentleman knows. We believe on the basis of what we have been told—of course, we are not told everything, because some of this is supposedly commercially confidential—and on the basis of our information that some savings could be made. Like the hon. Gentleman, however, we take the view that the bulk of the savings that will have to come from defence procurement—there will be a lot—must be considered through an overall review of our strategic objectives, provided that that takes place quickly in the early stages of the next Parliament.