HC Deb 14 January 1986 vol 89 cc563-4W
Mr. Livsey

asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will give the present cost for training Royal Air Force fighter pilots.

Mr. Lee

The RAF does not separately categorise fighter pilots. The average cost to the Ministry of Defence of training a student pilot to the point when he joins an operational fast jet squadron is approximately £2.87 million (at 1984–85 prices).