Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 108397

Global Combat Air Programme

Tabled: 26 January 2026
Answered: 3 February 2026

Question

Ian Roome

Liberal DemocratNorth Devon

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has budgeted for contingency funding for the development phase of the Global Combat Air Programme.

Answer

Luke Pollard
The Defence Investment Plan will set out how the Department will allocate the defence budget over the next 10 years, including for the Global Combat Air Programme.