HL Deb 07 March 2003 vol 645 c133WA
Lord Craig of Radley

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Further to the Written Answer by Lord Bach on 19 February (WA 175–77), whether the number of Nimrod MRA4s to be procured under the new contractual arrangements reached with BAE Systems will remain at 18 as announced on 28 February 2002 (WA 252). [HL1866]

Lord Bach

We still plan to procure 18 aircraft.