Tornado GR1 Aircraft (Hansard, 20 February 1997)

HC Deb 20 February 1997 vol 290 c713W 713W

§ Mr. Simpson
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is the average annual running cost of a squadron of Tornado GR1 aircraft. [16563]

§ Mr. Soames
The average cost of operating a Tornado GR1 squadron, including the variable hourly flying costs and the apportionment of the station's fixed costs and overheads, is £78 million per annum.