NFR 90 (Hansard, 26 June 1989)

§ Mr. Rogers
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when the project definition phase for the NFR 90 programme will be completed.

§ Mr. Sainsbury
The contract for the project definition study is due to complete early in 1991.
There will then follow a period in which the results will be assessed and decisions taken with the other Governments involved.

§ Mr. Rogers
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence which British companies have been consulted as part of the project definition phase for the NFR 90 programme.

§ Mr. Sainsbury
Regular contact is maintained with British industry through several mediums including the Defence Contracts Bulletin, the Defence Industries Council, the NFR United Kingdom Industrial Advisory Panel, made up of the principal defence trade associations and interested companies, and with the nine member companies of Supermarine Consortium Ltd., the United Kingdom shareholder in the international joint venture company undertaking the project definition study.