F-35 Aircraft
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure that (a) industrial and (b) military participation in the F35 programme is not impacted by the decision to ban certain arms exports to Israel.
Answered by Maria Eagle
Military and industrial participation in the F35 programme will not be affected by the decision to suspend some exports licenses to Israel.
This Government has an unwavering commitment to the security not just of this country but to our allies around the world. The global F35 programme has a broader strategic role in NATO, our support for Ukraine, and the capability of our allies.
In this context, with a view to ensuring international peace and security, the Government took the decision to exclude exports to the global F35 programme from the suspension decision, except where going direct to Israel.
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