Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the status is of negotiations between his Department and Boeing over a possible contract to replace its six RAF E-3D Sentry airborne early warning aircraft with a fleet of Boeing E-7 Wedgetail aircraft.

The Ministry of Defence is considering options to meet its future Airborne Warning and Control capability requirements. No investment decisions have yet been taken and it would be inappropriate to comment further at this stage.