§ Mr. PageTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what evaluations have taken place regarding the provision of attack helicopters.
§ Mr. FreemanThe evaluation of fixed price bids received at the end of September in response to the attack helicopter competition is in progress. This evaluation is being conducted on the basis of operational and cost-effectiveness, with proposals for UK industrial participation and risk being key considerations. As part of this process, test flights of the contender aircraft have been conducted.