§ Mr. Dalyellasked the Secretary of State for Defence what was the cost of converting Vulcan and Hercules aircraft to a tanker role.
§ Mr. PattieIt is not the Department's policy to provide details of costs on specific procurement contracts. Vulcan and Hercules aircraft were converted to the tanker role as one of the measures introduced during operations in the south Atlantic in 1982 as reported in Cmnd. 8758.