§ Gregory BarkerTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what representations his Department has received concerning the time required to convert the Hawk T1 trainer into a weapons delivery system; [65426]
(2) what representations his Department has received regarding the capacity of the Hawk T1 to deliver (a) air-to-surface munitions and (b) nuclear air-to-surface munitions; and if he will make a statement. [65428]
§ Mr. HoonThe Hawk aircraft has been an exceptionally successful export in both its training and operational roles. The Ministry of Defence does not have available records of representations made on these issues over the years. No Hawk aircraft have been converted to deliver nuclear air-to-surface munitions.