§ Mr. BreedTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the forecast in-service date for the Eurofighter was on 1 December(a) 1998, (b) 1999, (c) 2000, (d) 2001 and (e) 2002; and if he will make a statement. [84832]
§ Dr. MoonieThe forecast in-service dates for the Eurofighter (now Typhoon), as published in the National Audit Office's report on the MOD's Major Projects, were as follows:
(a) June 2002; (b) June 2002; (c) June 2002; (d) June 2002. The forecast in-service date on 1 December 2002 was June 2003.
§ Mr. BreedTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the forecast total cost of the Eurofighter project was on 1st December(a) 1998, (b) 1999, (c) 2000, (d) 2001 and (e) 2002; and if he will make a statement. [84833]
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§ Dr. MoonieThe forecast total cost of the Eurofighter (now Typhoon), as published in the National Audit Office's report on the Ministry of Defence's Major Projects, is as follows:
£ million (a) 14,649 (b) 14,727 (c) 18,832 (d) 18,896 (e) 18,663 These figures exclude support costs and reflect, from 2000, the conversion of the Department's accounts from a cash to a resource basis, introducing new cost elements such as interest on capital and depreciation.