HC Deb 14 May 1996 vol 277 cc401-2W
Mr. Spellar

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when he expects to make a statement about the final cost to his Department of the contracts awarded to Airwork for the Tornado F3 and Hercules. [29225]

Mr. Arbuthnot

In respect of the work performed on Tornado F3 aircraft, my Department is continuing to pursue the claim which it has lodged against Bricom Group Ltd., the then owners of Airwork, to recover the costs of repairing damaged aircraft and the Departments' other consequential costs. It is not yet possible to say when a settlement will be reached.

The damage which occurred to Hercules aircraft during work undertaken by Airwork was rectified by Shorts—the new owners of Airwork—at their own expense. All the affected aircraft have been returned to RAF service.

Table 10: Collaborative projects involving the United Kingdom at 1 April 1996
Projects in production or in-service Australia Belgium Canada Denmark France Germany Greece Iceland
Naval Equipment
Sea Gnat Decoy System *
NATO Ships Inertial
Navigation System *
Barra Sonobuoy *
Land Equipment
FH70 Howitzer *
M483A1 Artillery Shell
Combat Vehicle
Reconnaissance (Tracked)
Multiple Launch Rocket
System Phase I * *
Multiple Launch Rocket
System Phase II
M3 Amphibious Bridging
System *
Missiles
Sidewinder Air-to-Air *
Milan Anti-Tank (including improvements) * *
Air Systems
Jaguar *
Lynx *
Puma *
Gazelle *
Tornado *
Harrier AV8B GR3 7 *
EH101 Merlin Helicopter
RTM322-Helicopter Engine *
Joint Tactical Information
Distribution System
Other Equipment
Navstar Global Positioning
System (GPS) * * * * * * *
Projects in Production or In-Service Italy Netherlands Norway Portugal Spain Turkey USA
Naval equipment
Sea Gnat Decoy System *
NATO Ships Inertial Navigation System * *
Barra Sonobuoy
Land equipment
FH70 Howitzer *
M483A1 Artillery Shell * * *