To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his reply of 26 June, about assessed need for combat aircraft, in which sections of the 1989 and 1990 "Statement on the Defence Estimates" the assessed need for combat aircraft is described.

As I pointed out in my reply of 26 June, at column 199, the assessed need for combat aircrft has been reflected in the plans described in successive "Statements on the Defence Estimates". In the case of the 1989 and 1990 statements, I refer the hon. Gentleman to paragraphs 329 and 330 and tables 4 and 5 and to paragraphs 315 and 316 and table 5 respectively.