§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his answer of 12 March,Official Report, 216W column 508–09, what is the estimated cost of converting the Nimrod MR2; and from which subheads of which votes these funds will be taken. [21678]
§ Mr. SoamesThe total cost of conversion is not expected to exceed £30 million. The cost is being met in full from existing provision, the bulk of which falls within the top-level budget of Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Logistics Command, vote 2 section C2(1).