§ Mr. Menzies CampbellTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what additional funding has been made available in(a) this and (b) the previous financial year to restore deficiencies in weapons systems and spares of critical equipment, listing in each case the (i) weapons system or type of spare, (ii) deficiency identified and (iii) estimated date of deficiency rectification. [124220]
§ Dr. Moonie[holding answer 5 June 2000]The Strategic Defence Review contained a number of specific measures targeted at improving the sustainability of our forces, on which we spent £11.4 million last year and £11.3 million this year on Priming Equipment Packs for Tornado GR1/4 and Harrier GR7 aircraft to enhance their deployability. Other funding has been directed at our medical services as previously announced. Work on weapon systems and spares is an on-going process and affects systems across Defence: a more detailed answer could be provided only at disproportionate cost.