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1129545

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	F-35 Aircraft
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their latest estimate of the cost per flight hour of the F35-B aircraft; and what is their expected in service flight hours.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
	uin	HL16030
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence does not yet have its own figure for the hourly flying cost for an F-35B Lightning as the aircraft has not been in service long enough to generate the required data. However, information would in any case be withheld as its disclosure would or would be likely to prejudice commercial interests.</p><p>The expected service life of an F-35B Lightning is 8,000 or more flying hours.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 11/06/2019 15:13:43 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

1037637

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	F-35 Aircraft
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to order only carrier capable F-35 aircraft.
	tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
	uin	HL12688
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2019 answer text <p>I refer the Noble Lord to the Answer I gave him on 26 November 2018 (HL11694). The Ministry of Defence remains committed to the initial order of 48 F35B aircraft.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 21/01/2019 16:12:58 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe attachment 1 file name Hansard Extracts.docx title Joint Strike Fighter Aircraft
	tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1012167

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	F-35 Aircraft
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 12 November (HL11303), whether variants other than the F-35B will be ordered after the initial tranche of aircraft.
	tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
	uin	HL11694
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>Decisions on the precise details of subsequent tranches and variants will be taken at the relevant time to ensure the most appropriate capability and the best value for money.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 26/11/2018 16:28:21 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1012168

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	F-35 Aircraft
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the F-35A is capable of operating from a UK carrier.
	tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
	uin	HL11695
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>The F-35A is not capable of operating from the UK's Queen Elizabeth Class carriers.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 27/11/2018 15:49:44 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1002282

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	F-35 Aircraft
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the minimum buy of Sea Lightning (F35B) aircraft to ensure the ability to deploy two carriers with the planned 35 jets on each carrier in a national emergency.
	tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
	uin	HL11303
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence does not recognise the term 'Sea Lightning', with 'F-35B Lightning' the designation jointly agreed by the First Sea Lord and the Chief of the Air Staff. Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015 stated our intent to buy 138 F-35 Lightning aircraft over the life of the programme. The first tranche of 48 aircraft will be the F-35B; decisions on subsequent tranches of Lightning will be taken at the appropriate time. We are on track to generate two front-line squadrons of F-35B Lightnings by 2023.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 12/11/2018 16:11:16 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

984289

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	F-35 Aircraft
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many firm orders for F-35 Lightning aircraft have been placed; and when they are expected to be delivered.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
	uin	HL10497
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2018 answer text <p>The UK has placed 18 firm orders for F-35B Lightning aircraft, 16 of which have been delivered. The 17th aircraft is expected to be delivered by the end of the year, and the 18th is expected in summer 2019.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 23/10/2018 14:27:41 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

984290

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	F-35 Aircraft
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when the Deployable F-35 Operations Facility at RAF Marham is expected to achieve Initial Operating Capability; and whether it is air-portable.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
	uin	HL10498
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2018 answer text <p>The Deployable F-35 Operations Facility at RAF Marham is ready for use, with formal initial operating capability expected in February 2019. The facility is air-portable.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 23/10/2018 14:38:41 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

984291

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	F-35 Aircraft
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many (1) Royal Air Force, and (2) Royal Navy, pilots are qualified to fly the F-35 Lightning aircraft.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
	uin	HL10499
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2018 answer text <p>There are currently 26 pilots qualified to fly the F-35 Lightning aircraft, 15 Royal Air Force and 11 Royal Navy.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 23/10/2018 14:27:16 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

984292

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	F-35 Aircraft
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Deployable F-35 Operations Facility could be deployed on an aircraft carrier.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
	uin	HL10500
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2018 answer text <p>Yes. However, the Deployable F-35 Operations Facility is intended for deployments on land.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 23/10/2018 14:27:27 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

980159

	registered interest
	date	01/10/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	F-35 Aircraft
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many F-35 Lightning aircraft have been handed over by the manufacturer; how many are in the UK and how many are still in the USA; when Initial Operating Capability of the aircraft when land based is expected; and how many aircraft will be available for operations when Initial Operating Capability is achieved.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
	uin	HL10428
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>The UK has taken delivery of 16 F-35B Lightning aircraft from the manufacturer of which nine are currently based in the UK with 617 Squadron and seven are in the US.</p><p>617 Squadron is on track for Initial Operating Capability from land by the end of 2018, at which time it will have a preliminary complement of nine aircraft fully capable of undertaking operations from the land.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 15/10/2018 14:54:23 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie