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Procurement Contracts

Volume 410: debated on Wednesday 10 September 2003

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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1)what the forecast in-service date on 31 March 2002

Forecast ISD as at:
31 March 200231 March 200131 March 200031 March 199931 March 199831 March 1997
ASRAAMAlready in serviceN/RN/RN/RN/RN/R
ERO/MCSJuly 2005N/RDecember 2003October 2003February 2003February 2003
Hercules C-130JJune 2000N/RN/RN/RN/RN/R
LPD(R)March 2003N/RN/RN/RN/RN/R
Merlin Mk3Already in serviceN/RN/RN/RMarch 2000March 2000
Merlin Mk1Already in serviceN/RN/RN/RN/RN/R
SeawolfAugust 2006N/RN/RN/RN/RN/R
Swiftsure and Trafalgar UpdateMay 2002N/RN/RN/RN/RN/R
Tornado GR 1Already in serviceN/RAlready in serviceAlready in serviceN/RN/R
Challenger 2Already in serviceAlready in serviceN/RN/RN/RN/R
FJCA20122012N/RN/RN/RN/R
A400MN/R2009N/RN/RN/RN/R
ALSLN/ROctober 2004N/RN/RN/RN/R
BVRAAMN/R2012N/RN/RN/RN/R
Eurofighter Aircrew Synthetic Training AidsN/R2004N/RN/RN/RN/R
Short Term Strategic LiftN/RDecember 2001N/RN/RN/RN/R
Sonar 2087N/RDec 2006N/RN/RN/RN/R
April 2004-
SIFFN/RSeptember 2005N/RN/RN/RN/R
Trojan and TitanN/R2005N/RN/RN/RN/R
Type 45N/RNovember 2007N/RN/RN/RN/R

was for the (a) Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air Missile, (b) Extended Range Ordnance/Modular Charge System, (c) Hercules C-130J, (d) Landing Platform Dock (Replacement), (e) Merlin HC Mk 3 Helicopter, (f) Merlin HM Mk1 Helicopter, (g) Seawolf Mid-Life Update, (h) Swiftsure and Trafalgar Class Submarine Update, (i) Tornado GR1 Mid-Life Update, (j) Challenger II and (k) Future Joint Combat Aircraft; [127605]

(2) what the forecast in-service date on 31 March 1998 was for the (a) Extended Range Ordnance/Modular Charge System, (b) High Velocity Missile System, (c) Merlin HC Mk3 Helicopter and (d) Multi-Role Armoured Vehicle; [127601]

(3) what the forecast in-service date on 31 March 1999 was for the (a) Extended Range Ordnance/Modular Charge System, (b) High Velocity Missile System, (c) Multi-Role Armoured Vehicle and (d) Tornado GR1 Mid-Life Update; [127602]

(4) what the forecast in-service date on 31 March 2000 was for the (a) Extended Range Ordnance/Modular Charge System and (b) Tornado GR1 Mid-Life Update; [127603]

(5) what the forecast in-service date on 31 March 2001 was for the (a) Challenger II, (b) A400M, (c) Alternative Landing Ship Logistic, (d) Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile, (e) Eurofighter Aircrew Synthetic Training Aids, (f) Future Joint Combat Aircraft, (g) Short Term Strategic Airlift, (h) Sonar 2087, (i) Successor Identification Friend or Foe, (j) Trojan and Titan and (k) Type 45 Destroyer; [127604]

(6) what the forecast in-service date on 31 March 1997 was for the (a) Conventionally Armed Stand-Off Missile, (b) Extended Range Ordnance/Modular Charge System, (c) High Velocity Missile System, (d) Merlin HC Mk3 Helicopter, (e) Spearfish Heavyweight Torpedo and (f) Sting Ray Lightweight Torpedo. [127600]

The information requested is set out in the following table. Boxes labelled N/R indicate that forecast in-service dates were not requested for these years.

Forecast ISD as at:

31 March 2002

31 March 2001

31 March 2000

31 March 1999

31 March 1998

31 March 1997

HVMN/RN/RN/RAlready in serviceAlready in service1 September 1997
MRAVN/RN/RN/RMarch 2008March 2008N/R
CASOMN/RN/RN/RN/RN/RDecember 2001
SpearfishN/RN/RN/RN/RN/RAlready in service
StingrayN/RN/RN/RN/RN/RMay 2004

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1)what the estimated cost was of the demonstration and manufacture phase on 31 March 2002 for the (a) Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air Missile, (b)Extended Range Ordnance/Modular Charge System, (c) Hercules C-130J, (d) Landing Platform Dock (Replacement), (e) Merlin HC Mk3 Helicopter, (f) Merlin HM Mk1 Helicopter, (g) Seawolf Mid-Life Update, (h) Swiftsure and Trafalgar Class Submarine Update, (i) Tornado GR1 Mid-Life Update and (j) Challenger II; [127620](2) what the date is of the initial gate approval or equivalent for the

(a) Advanced Air-Launched Anti-Armour Weapon, (b) Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air Missile, (c) Astute Class Submarine, (d) Attack Helicopter WAH-64 Apache, (e) Conventionally Armed Stand-Off Missile, (f) Eurofighter, (g) Extended Range Ordnance/Modular Charge System, (h) Hercules C-130J, (i) High Velocity Missile System, (j) Merlin HC Mk3 Helicopter, (k) Multi-Role Armoured Vehicles, (l) Nimrod Maritime Reconnaissance & Attack Mk4 and (m) Seawolf Mid-Life Update; [127606]

(3) what the target date is for main gate approval or equivalent for the (a) Merlin HM Mk1 Helicopter, (b) Multi-Role Armoured Vehicle and Seawolf Mid-Life Update, (c) Spearfish Heavyweight Torpedo, (d) Sting Ray Lightweight Torpedo, (e) Swiftsure and Trafalgar Class Submarine Update, (f) Tornado GR1 Mid-Life Update, (g) Future Joint Combat Aircraft, (h) Short Term Strategic Airlift and (i) Type 45 Destroyer; [127609]

(4) what the estimated cost is of the demonstration and manufacture phase at initial gate or equivalent for the (a) Nimrod Maritime Reconnaissance & Attack Mk4, (b) Seawolf Mid-Life Update, (c) Spearfish Heavyweight Torpedo, (d) Sting Ray Lightweight Torpedo, (e) Swiftsure and Trafalgar Class Submarine Update, (f) Tornado GR1 Mid-Life Update, (g) Challenger II, (h) A400M, (i) Future Joint Combat Aircraft and (j) Short Term Strategic Airlift; [127613]

(5) what the estimated cost is of the demonstration and manufacture phase at initial gate or equivalent for the (a) Advanced Air-Launched Anti-Armour Weapon, (b) Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air Missile, (c) Airborne Stand-Off Radar, (d) Astute Class Submarine, (e) Conventionally Armed Stand-Off Missile, (f) Eurofighter, (g) Extended Range Ordnance/Modular Charge System, (h) Hercules C-130J, (i) High Velocity Missile System, (j) Landing Platform Dock (Replacement), (k) Merlin HC Mk3 Helicopter, (l) Merlin HM Mk1 Helicopter and (m) Multi-Role Armoured Vehicle; [127612]

(6) what the estimated cost was of the demonstration and manufacture phase on 31 March 2001 for the (a) Challenger II, (b) A400M, (c) Alternative Landing

Ship Logistic, (d) Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile, (e) Eurofighter Aircrew Synthetic Training Aid, (f) Future Joint Combat Aircraft, (g) Short Term Strategic Airlift, (h) Sonar 2087, (i) Successor Identification Friend or Foe, (j) Trojan & Titan and (k) Type 45 Destroyer; [127619]

(7) what the target date is for main gate approval or equivalent for (a) Advanced Air-Launched Anti-Armour Weapon, (b) Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air Missile, (c) Astute Class Submarine, (d) Attack Helicopter WAH-64 Apache, (e) Conventionally Armed Stand-Off Missile, (f) Eurofighter, (g) Extended Range Ordnance/Modular Charge System, (h) High Velocity Missile System, (i) Landing Platform Dock (Replacement) and (j) Merlin HC Mk3 Helicopter; [127608]

(8) what the date of the initial gate approval or equivalent is for the (a) Spearfish Heavyweight Torpedo, (b) Sting Ray Lightweight Torpedo, (c) Swiftsure and Trafalgar Class Submarine Update, (d) Tornado GR1 Mid-Life Update, (e) Challenger II, (f) Alternative Landing Ship Logistic, (g) Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile, (h) Future Joint Combat Aircraft, (i) Short Term Strategic Airlift, (j) Sonar 2087, (k) Successor Identification Friend or Foe, (l) Trojan & Titan and (m) Type 45 Destroyer; [127607]

(9) what the (a) approved cost of the the assessment phase at initial gate or equivalent and (b) actual cost of the assessment phase is for the (i) Extended Range Ordnance/Modular Charge System, (ii) Merlin HC Mk3 Helicopter, (iii) Sting Ray Lightweight Torpedo, (iv) Tornado GR1 Mid-Life Update and (v) Short Term Strategic Airlift; [127611]

(10) what the estimated cost was of the demonstration and manufacture phase on 31 March 2000 for the (a) Extended Range Ordnance/Modular Charge System and (b) Tornado GR1 Mid-Life Update; [127618]

(11) what the date for main gate approval or equivalent is for the (a) Merlin HC Mk3 Helicopter and (b) Spearfish Heavyweight Torpedo; [127610]

(12) what the approved cost is of the demonstration and manufacture phase at main gate for procuring all three tranches of the Eurofighter Aircrew Synthetic Training Aids programme. [127599]

I will write to the hon. Member and a copy of my letter will be placed in the Library of the House.