Sir Peter Luff corrected the Commons record on Military Aircraft: Procurement
Sir Peter Luff made the correction and printed in Hansard's Written Corrections on 23 February 2012. The figure £300 million in the original became 200 million in the correction. Altogether 9 words differ between the two versions.
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the oral answer of 8 February 2012, Official Report, columns 300-01, on Libya, what the cost of the new C17 aircraft will be. Letter of correction from Peter Luff: An error has been identified in the written answer given to the hon. Member for North Durham (Mr Jones) on 20 February 2012. The full answer given was as follows:
Original and corrected words
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| The cost of the new C-17 aircraft is subject to final commercial negotiations but, as announced by the Prime Minister on 8 February 2012, Official Report, columns 300-01, it is expected to be in the region of The correct answer should have been: | The cost of the new C-17 aircraft is subject to final commercial negotiations but, as announced by the Prime Minister on 8 February 2012, Official Report, columns 300-01, it is expected to be in the region of £ 200 million. |
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| Date read | 15 October 2026 |
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