Joint Strike Fighter Aircraft

Mr. Gerald Howarth
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) how many joint strike fighters will be operationally deployable by 2015;

(2) how many joint strike fighters he estimates will be in service by 2015.

Mr. Bob Ainsworth
I refer the hon. Member to the answer my predecessor gave on 3 May 2007, Official Report, column 1854W.