| Heading: |
F-35 Aircraft: Spare Parts |
| Question ID: |
1808543 |
| UIN: |
56809 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-06-03 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4471 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Rachael Maskell
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| Asking Member handle: |
rachaelmaskell
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@rachaelmaskell
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will place conditionality on the use of UK manufactured components sold into the F35 spare parts components pool. |
| Is named day: |
true |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-06-09 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
632 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Mr Douglas Alexander
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| Answering Member handle: |
D_G_Alexander
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@D_G_Alexander
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| Correcting Member ID: |
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| Answer text: |
Once parts are exported from the UK to the F-35 global spares pool and aircraft assembly facilities, due to the design of the programme, the UK does not have control over whether components are used for specific customer nations or not. The UK cannot make... |
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| Answering body ID: |
214 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Business and Trade |
| Tweeted: |
true |