§ Mr. Powellasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will place a copy of the contract with the United States Government for the purchase of F111K aircraft in the Library of this House.
§ Mr. HealeyNo.
§ Mr. Powellasked the Secretary of State for Defence what he expects to be the ratio of cost between the earliest replacement engines for the F111K and the original engines.
§ Mr. HealeyI have no separate ceiling price for the installed engines.
§ Mr. Powellasked the Secretary of State for Defence whether all the modifica-
70Wwho form only a proportion of the total officer entrants. Details of these are as follows:
tions to the F111K aircraft included in the supplemental cost of the F111K aircraft, are to meet British and not United States requirements.
§ Mr. HealeyYes, though some features, e.g. the strengthened undercarriage, are also being developed for United States versions of the aircraft other than the basic F111A.
§ Mr. Powellasked the Secretary of State for Defence whether he expects that the F111K aircraft ordered for Great Britain will be the first production F111 aircraft to be manufactured.
§ Mr. HealeyNo.