If there is no money in the programme for Nimrod MPA replacement, and SofS indicated neither would there be in the foreseeable future, why do we have ex-Nimrod aircrew spread around the world "retaining Seed-corn capability" - seed-corn for what?
By the by, my view is that we should have a Nimrod replacement. But if the project is unfunded we should not be retaining unemployable aircrew.