§ Mr. WilkinsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence when he expects to place orders for further Tornado aircraft for the Royal Air Force.
§ Mr. SainsburyI am pleased to announce that, subject to the satisfactory resolution of contractual and other issues, we intend to order a further 26 Tornado GR1 and 15 Tornado F3 aircraft. These aircraft will sustain the RAF's Tornado force into the next century.