§ Mr. RogersTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is the cost of the strengthening of runways and taxiways at Royal Air Force Waddington for AWACS aircraft.
§ Mr. FreemanThe cost of strengthening the runways and taxiways at Royal Air Force Waddington for the Boeing E-3 aircraft, AWACS, is £6.5 million. However, the opportunity has also been taken to carry out simultaneously other routine airfield pavement maintenance work at a further cost of approximately £1 million.