asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the meetings of the Chiefs of Air Staff of Italy, West Germany and the United Kingdom in Rome on 13 February.

The Chiefs of Air Staff of Italy, the Federal Republic of Germany and the United Kingdom met in Rome on 13 February to review the progress of the Tornado programme. It was a routine meeting, one of a series held over the years. The chiefs expressed satisfaction with achievements to date and discussed the question of future development to enable Tornado to maintain its capability in the longer term.