HC Deb 20 July 1998 vol 316 cc429-30W
Mr. Keith Simpson

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what funds have been earmarked in years(a) eight, (b) nine and (c) 10 of his Department's long-term costings for the replacement carriers. [50960]

Dr. Reid

[holding answer 17 July 1998]The Long Term Costings represent projections and assumptions which inform advice to Ministers on the affordability of constituent elements of the Defence Programme. It has been the position of successive Governments that advice to Ministers, and hence LTC information, should not be published. I am therefore withholding this information under exemption 2 of the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information.

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