§ Harry CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many precision-guided missiles the UK is proposing to procure from the USA; and at what cost. [5925]
§ Dr. MoonieThe Ministry of Defence intends to procure the Advanced Medium Range Air to Air Missile (AMRAAM) from the USA to equip Eurofighter. The cost of the AMRAAM procurement is expected to be in the region of £110 million. Disclosure of the information on missile numbers would harm UK defence and, accordingly, I am withholding it under Exemption 1 of the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information.
A competition is also in progress to select a solution for the Light Forces Anti Tank Guided Weapon Capability. One candidate is a US solution. The cost of the procurement will depend on the option selected. These systems are also under consideration to meet other anti-tank requirements and the final quantities procured will depend on the outcome of Balance of Investment studies.
§ Jeremy CorbynTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what NATO policy is with regard to precision-guided missile availability; and how many such missiles he anticipates being available to NATO via its member countries(a) including the USA and (b) excluding the USA, in each of the next two years. [5927]
§ Mr. HoonI will write to my hon. Friend and a copy of my letter will be placed in the Library of the House.
§ Harry CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence when the UK was approached to join the Netherlands-led consortium for the procurement of precision-guided missiles from the USA; and what the response was and the reasons for it. [5926]
§ Dr. MoonieI will write to my hon. Friend and a copy of my letter will be placed in the Library of the House.