To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether his Department has signed a contract with BAE Systems to produce the 72 Eurofighters for Saudi Arabia; whether it includes replacing the 24 originally due to be supplied to the Royal Air Force; and what the delivery schedule is. (119138)

Negotiations on the supply of Euro fighter-Typhoon to Saudi Arabia remain ongoing. Any requirement to replace diverted aircraft as a result of a final contract will be negotiated in parallel.