Eurofighter (Hansard, 16 December 2003)

HC Deb 16 December 2003 vol 415 cc840-1W 840W

§ Mr. Jack
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether the Government remain committed to purchasing 232 Eurofighter Typhoons. [144463]

§ Mr. Ingram
The United Kingdom remains committed to the Typhoon programme. Under the four partner nation Memorandum of Understanding, the UK has undertaken to acquire 232 aircraft out of a total production of 620.
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§ Mr. Jack
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when he will order Tranche II of the Eurofighter Typhoon; and how many aircraft he will order. [144466]

§ Mr. Ingram
Work is under way involving our partner nations and industry to enable contracts for the second tranche of Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft to be placed as soon as possible over the coming months. The Tranche 2 contract comprises 236 aircraft of which 89 will be for the RAF.