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Written question asked by Alison Seabeck (Labour) on Monday, 3 March 2014, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 5 March 2014. It was answered by Philip Dunne (Conservative) on Monday, 10 March 2014 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Aircraft Carriers

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether the re-baselining of the QE Class aircraft carrier has been completed and whether the programme has been re-approved.

Answer

As announced by the Secretary of State for Defence, my right hon. Friend the Member for

Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond), on 6 November 2013, Official Report, columns 251-4, following agreement of a new Heads of Terms for the programme between the Ministry of Defence (MOD) and the Aircraft Carrier Alliance, the programme has been rebaselined at £6.2 billion. The revised programme will be subject to formal re-approval by the MOD approval authorities. We expect this to take place in the spring.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
190161; 577 cc29-30W
Session
2013-14
Subjects
Aircraft carriers
Link
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