§ Mr. FoulkesTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) if he will make a statement on the outcome of the Euro-NATO training group consideration of alternative means of meeting NATO air force training requirements following the abandonment of plans for a NATO tactical fighter training centre;
(2) if he will make a statement on his future plans for provision of training for RAF strike/attack units following the abandonment of plans for a NATO tactical fighter training centre.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonAlthough there are no plans at present to continue with the NATO tactical fighter training centre, the project has not been abandoned. The partner nations of the Euro-NATO training group, including the United Kingdom, continue to investigate 647W alternative means of meeting training requirements. Training for RAF strike/attack units will continue mainly in the United Kingdom, but with regular participation in NATO, North American and other overseas exercises.