§ 2000. Mr. MacdonaldTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what is his Department's assessment of the number of Tornados that will be deployed in front-line squadrons in(a) 1994 and (b) 2000;
(2) what is his Department's assessment of the number of Harriers that will be deployed in front-line squadrons in (a) 1994 and (b)
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonAnnex C of the 1992 "Statement on the Defence Estimates" includes numbers of aircraft assigned to RAF squadrons based in Europe as at 1 April 1992, together with the main changes due to take place in the current financial year. We plan to update this information on an annual basis. It is not our policy to publish detailed plans for future operational strengths.