HC Deb 03 July 2000 vol 353 c56W
36. Mr. Pearson

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the value is of the contracts awarded so far for the design of the future generation of aircraft carriers. [127292]

Mr. Hoon

Two contracts, each worth up to £30 million, for work to investigate options for the design of the future aircraft carrier have been awarded to BAE Systems and Thomson-CSF Naval Systems.