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F-35 Aircraft: Procurement

Asked by Clive LewisLabourMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 20 October 2025UIN 78339

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of the original expenditure on the F-35 programme was from his Department.

Answered by Luke Pollard

All of the UK expenditure on the F-35 programme has come from the Ministry of Defence.

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