Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 45186

F-35 Aircraft: Procurement

Tabled: 8 April 2025
Answered: 28 April 2025

Question

Ben Obese-Jecty

Conservative — Huntingdon

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has budgeted for ordering a second tranche of F-35 jets.

Answer

Maria Eagle
The Integrated Review Defence Command Paper 2021 set the Departmental budget for the F-35 Lightning Programme. This remains the programme of record.