§ Sir Patrick Wallasked the Secretary of State for Defence when the last bids were received from Shorts Bros. and British Aerospace, respectively, for the Royal Air Force replacement aircraft.
§ Mr. ButlerThe last bids for the Royal Air Force replacement trainer were received from Shorts on 14 March 1985 and from British Aerospace on 19 March 1985.
§ Sir Patrick Wallasked the Secretary of State for Defence if a report will be made to the two companies concerned about the process of bidding for the Royal Air Force replacement training aircraft according to the original understanding with them.
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§ Mr. ButlerThe Ministry is prepared to provide a debriefing, on request, to any of the tenderers for the replacement basic trainer for the Royal Air Force. I myself have had a meeting with the chairman and managing director of British Aerospace.