To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) on what date he was first made aware of the purpose of the proposed flight simulator facility at RAF Bentwaters;(2) what aircraft type would be supported by the proposed flight simulator building at RAF Bentwaters;(3) what is the cost of the proposed flight simulator building at RAF Bentwaters;(4) what is the scheduled date for the start of construction of the proposed flight simulator building at RAF Bentwaters.

I refer the hon. Member to the answers that I gave him on 7 March 1990 at columns 705-6. Her Majesty's Government have as yet taken no decision regarding approval for the additions and alterations to the flight simulator facility at RAF Bentwaters for which United States congressional funding approval has been granted. It is not for me to comment on the detail of United States internal planning proposals.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his answer to the hon. Member for Leyton of 6 February 1989 Official Report, columns 515-16, if he will seek information from the United States authorities with respect to their intentions regarding construction projects at RAF Bentwaters and as to when the process of seeking funding approval was first set in hand; and if he will make a statement.

I have nothing to add to my answers to the hon. Member on 6 February 1989 (columns 515-16), and 7 March 1990 (columns 706-7) and to the hon. Member for Carlisle (Mr. Martlew) on 6 February 1990 (columns 603–4).