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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-01-12more like thismore than 2015-01-12
answering body
Ministry of Defence more like this
answering dept id 11 more like this
answering dept short name Defence more like this
answering dept sort name Defence more like this
hansard heading Military Aircraft more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
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pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make it his policy to invest in the upgrade of the A400M aircraft for use in special operations; what lessons his Department learned from the time taken to upgrade the C130J aircraft for that role in terms of (a) foregone capability and (b) increased costs; what estimate he has made of the (i) ability of the A400M to withstand an attack in comparison with the C130J and (ii) comparative cost of keeping the C130J in service for this role and introducing an upgraded A400M; and if he will make a statement. more like this
tabling member constituency New Forest East more like this
tabling member printed
Dr Julian Lewis more like this
uin 220423 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-01-20more like thismore than 2015-01-20
answer text <p>The A400M is planned to replace the C130J. The Department is currently considering upgrade requirements for the use of A400M across the span of operations. It is the policy of the Government not to comment on Special Forces matters.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Ludlow more like this
answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-01-20T16:24:31.807Zmore like thismore than 2015-01-20T16:24:31.807Z
answering member
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label Biography information for Philip Dunne more like this
tabling member
54
label Biography information for Sir Julian Lewis more like this