HC Deb 02 December 1994 vol 250 c946W
Mr. Hoyle

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when he now expects the decision on the replacement for FLAC130J.

Mr. Freeman

We hope to be in a position to make an announcement on tranche 1 of the Hercules rolling replacement programme shortly.

Dr. David Clark

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is the timetable for an announcement of his decision on the replacement of the Hercules C-130.

Mr. Freeman

We hope to be in a position to make an announcement shortly.

Dr. David Clark

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what offers he has received from British Aerospace to offset the cost of maintaining and repairing of the existing fleet of Hercules C-130s.

Mr. Freeman

British Aerospace forwarded a proposal for the maintenance of the existing Hercules fleet on 3 November this year.