§ Mr. ClaphamTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on developments in the EFA programme.
§ Mr. AitkenTechnical development of Eurofighter 2000 is proceeding and the first flight is expected this year. Reorientation of the project, in line with the agreement reached in Brussels on 10 December last year by my right hon. and learned Friend the Secretary of State for Defence and his German, Italian and Spanish counterparts, is also well advanced.