Defence: Procurement Mr. Hancock To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what his Department's outstanding offset obligations are in respect of previous procurement exercises conducted since 1997; what the unfulfilled value was in each case; when the decision to undertake each exercise was taken; what the (a) originally anticipated and (b) currently anticipated completion date is of each; and if he will make a statement. Mr. Bob Ainsworth The Ministry of Defence holds no industrial participation (IP) obligations. Since 1997, 13 IP commitments have been made by offshore companies relating to defence procurements. 12 of these are outstanding with a combined value of £526 million. These are listed as follows, along with commencement dates and planned dates for completion. --------------------------------------------------- |Programme |Start date |Completion date| --------------------------------------------------- |ASTOR |February 1999 |April 2011 | --------------------------------------------------- |BSFM |August 2007 |August 2011 | --------------------------------------------------- |C-17 |August 2006 |December 2010 | --------------------------------------------------- |Chinook Support |December 2006 |December 2011 | --------------------------------------------------- |Javelin |December 2002 |March 2013 | --------------------------------------------------- |Javelin (Training)|May 2003 |March 2013 | --------------------------------------------------- |MTADS/PNVS |May 2005 |December 2010 | --------------------------------------------------- |NLAW |January 2002 |January 2017 | --------------------------------------------------- |Litening Pods |November 2006 |November 2010 | --------------------------------------------------- |Shielder |September 2006|September 2009 | --------------------------------------------------- |Soothsayer |August 2003 |August 2011 | --------------------------------------------------- |Watchkeeper |October 2005 |October 2012 | ---------------------------------------------------