§ Mr. JackTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what steps he is taking to sustain employment in BAE Air Systems divisions. [167316]
§ Mr. IngramThe Ministry of Defence currently has two major programmes with BAE Systems Air Systems, for Typhoon and the Nimrod MRA4, which are supporting many thousands of jobs. Other jobs in the company are likely to be sustained by work for the Department on the Hawk Advanced Jet Trainer and the Joint Strike Fighter.