§ Mr. JackTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make it his intention that British Aerospace will remain a major contractor for future developments of role and capability of the Tornado and that his Department will continue to pursue export opportunities for the Hawk.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkResponsibility for the selection of contractors for the Tornado programme rests with NAMMA, the contracting authority. However, British Aerospace has played a central role in the programme in the past and will, I trust, continue to do so.
We will continue to support the export prospects of the Hawk and the other products of the military and civil aircraft divisions of British Aerospace.