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1137825

registered interest
date	09/07/2019
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many F-35 aircraft are currently available for operations.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	275140
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2019 answer text <p>617 Squadron is the UK's first operational frontline F-35 Lightning squadron with an initial complement of nine aircraft capable of undertaking operations from the land.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 15/07/2019 13:42:34 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1136650

registered interest
date	03/07/2019
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how long it takes and at what cost to replace an F35 fighter jet.
tabling member constituency	Berwick-upon-Tweed
tabling member printed	Anne-Marie Trevelyan
uin	272911
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2019 answer text <p>A decision on whether or not to acquire a replacement F-35 or Typhoon aircraft would be taken in light of circumstances at the time. The cost and schedule of doing so would depend on the circumstances that created a requirement for a replacement.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 272912 question first answered 09/07/2019 15:09:52 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan

1131247

registered interest
date	11/06/2019
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment she has made of the merits of the recent agreement between Lockheed Martin and the Pentagon on the F-35 aircraft; what the timetable is for the purchase of the 138 F-35 aircraft; and whether all those aircraft will be of the F-35B variant.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	263107
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2019 answer text <p>We welcome the announcement of the agreement between the Pentagon and Lockheed Martin for the delivery of a further 478 F-35 Lightning aircraft across the international programme. Once formally finalised and on contract, it should deliver the lowest aircraft prices on the F-35 programme to date.</p><p>The Ministry of Defence's current approval is for the delivery of the Tranche 1 fleet of 48 F-35B aircraft, which are all expected to be delivered by 2025.</p><p>Decisions on subsequent tranches and aircraft variant will be taken at the relevant time to ensure the most appropriate capability for our Armed Forces and best value for money.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 17/06/2019 15:19:45 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

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

1110988

registered interest
date	10/04/2019
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made an assessment of the effect on the delivery of 17 F-35B fighter jets to the UK after 2020 of Turkey's potential removal from the F35 programme.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	243367
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2019 answer text <p>There is no anticipated effect to the delivery of the UK's F-35B aircraft after 2020.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 15/04/2019 15:36:21 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1057033

registered interest
date	08/02/2019
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 7 February 2019 to Question 216198 on Joint Strike Fighter Aircraft, how many of the F-35B fleet do not meet the 8,000 hour service life requirement; and when the modifications of the early contract F-35B are planned to be completed.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	218778
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>A full testing programme for the F-35B is being developed by the Joint Programme Office, which will see all aircraft modified to bring them up to at least the 8,000 hour life and possibly beyond. Future aircraft and those in production will incorporate any relevant design changes as the programme progresses.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 13/02/2019 17:12:25 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1054742

registered interest
date	04/02/2019
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the report produced by the Pentagon's Operational Test and Evaluation Office on F-35s, what assessment he has made of the service life of the RAF's fleet of F-35B aircraft.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	216198
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>Under the US-led F-35 programme, the F-35B has completed full scale durability testing to 16,000 hours. Planned modifications and fleet management of the early contract F-35B aircraft will ensure that they meet the 8,000 hour service life requirement. Aircraft being delivered today incorporate these design changes in the build process to ensure they will meet 8,000 hours or more.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 07/02/2019 16:35:57 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

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