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Helicopter capability

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Here you can browse the Minutes of Evidence which were ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 14 July 2009.

Oral evidence

Taken before the Defence Committee on Tuesday 19 May 2009

Members present

Mr James Arbuthnot, in the Chair

Mr David Crausby	Mr Bernard Jenkin
Linda Gilroy	Robert Key
Mr David Hamilton	Mrs Madeleine Moon
Mr Mike Hancock

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CONTENTS

Witnesses: Mr Nick Whitney, Senior Vice President, UK Government Business Unit, AgustaWestland, Mr David Pitchforth Managing Director, Boeing UK Rotorcraft Support, Mr Derek Sharples, Vice President of Customer Support, Eurocopter and Mr Alex Sharp, Regional Sales Manager—Europe, Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, gave evidence.

Question Numbers

1-19

20-39

40-59

60-63

Witnesses: Mr Paul O'Hara, Vice President, Customer Relations (Defence Aerospace), Rolls-Royce, Dr Beatrice Nicholas, Director, Surveillance and Protection Technologies, SELEX Galileo and Mr Declan O'Shea, Chief Executive, Vector Aerospace Corporation, gave evidence.

Question Numbers

64-79

80-92

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Prepared 21 July 2009