§ Mr. HancockTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the total cost is over the whole life of the contract for the lease of the four Boeing C17 aircraft; and if it includes maintenance for the aircraft. [125437]
§ Mr. HoonThis is a matter for the Chief Executive of the Defence Procurement Agency. I have asked the Chief Executive to write to the hon. Member.
Letter from Robert Walmsley to Mr. Mike Hancock, dated 21 June 2000:
I am replying to your question to the Secretary of State for Defence in which you asked what the total cost is over the whole life of the contract for the lease for the four C17 aircraft; and if it includes maintenance for the aircraft. This matter falls within my area of responsibility as Chief of Defence Procurement and Chief Executive of the Defence Procurement Agency.The exact contract price is commercially confidential. In broad terms, however, we expect the overall cost to be in the order of £500M, which costs include maintenance of the aircraft.