HC Deb 18 January 2000 vol 342 c404W
Mr. Key

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how under strength the RAF is with regard to qualified(a) fast jet and (b) support aircraft pilots. [105620]

Mr. Spellar

The position is as follows:

current users of the estate have been undertaking detailed studies to verify the validity of these proposals and we expect to be able to announce some of the results arising from this work later this year.

Our review of the Estate in London, as elsewhere, is constantly evolving and in the case of the London Study there will be a further phase of work (Phase III) to take forward the implementation of the current work as well as to review the potential for further rationalisation of the London Estate.

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