§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many Tornado multi-role combat aircraft are on order for the Royal Air Force.
§ Mr. PattieOrders have been placed for the first three batches of Tornado production aircraft. The United Kingdom share of these batches comprises 146 aircraft for service with the RAF. The total United Kingdom requirement is for 385 aircraft, of which 220 will be the GR1—strike—variant and 165 the F2—air defence—variant.