§ Mr. Teddy Taylorasked the Secretary of State for Defence what sums have been provided to date from public funds for the Nimrod project; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Norman Lamont[pursuant to his reply, 27 January 1986, c. 448]: By 30 November 1985, the latest date for which figures are available, some £882 million at 1985–86 average outturn prices had been spent or committed on the Nimrod Mk3 airborne early warning project.