Clive Lewis MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
Lord MandelsonMinistry of DefenceTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111173More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether (a) he or (b) any members of his Department met with or corresponded with Lord Mandelson on Palantir.
Answer: In line with the Humble Address motion agreed on 4 February, any information regarding Mr Mandelson's appointment to, employment in, and withdrawal from, his posting as His Majesty's Ambassador to the United States will be published according to the proce...
Answered 24 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordF-35 Aircraft: ExportsMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78340More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many F-35 foreign military sales have been made by country.
Answer: Foreign Military Sales (FMS) of the F-35 are managed by the Joint Program Office. There are 12 F-35 FMS customers who between them, are currently planning to procure 579 F-35 aircraft.
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordF-35 Aircraft: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78339More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of the original expenditure on the F-35 programme was from his Department.
Answer: All of the UK expenditure on the F-35 programme has come from the Ministry of Defence.
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordF-35 Aircraft: ExportsMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78338More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much the Government has received from foreign military sales of F-35s.
Answer: Partner Nations within the F-35 programme who contribute to F-35 development can recoup elements of those development costs from foreign military sales of the F-35. To date this has resulted in $94.83 million in recoupment costs for the Department.
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordUnidentified Flying Objects: Information SharingMinistry of DefenceTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70605More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will confirm whether UK cooperation with the Five Eyes Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Caucus is ongoing.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to him on 5 September 2025 to Question 69989.
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordUnidentified Flying ObjectsMinistry of DefenceTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69989More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Government has participated in any international groupings focused on unidentified aerial phenomena since May 2023.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence has not participated in any international groupings specifically focused on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) since May 2023.
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordUnidentified Flying ObjectsMinistry of DefenceTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69988More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information his Department holds on unidentified aerial phenomena.
Answer: In over 50 years, no sighting reported to the Department has indicated the existence of any military threat to the UK and for this reason, the MOD ceased to investigate reports of UAP (Unidentified Aerial Phenomena) in 2009. All relevant materials created...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordUnidentified Flying ObjectsMinistry of DefenceTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69987More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has (a) conducted and (b) commissioned studies into unidentified anomalous phenomena since 2013.
Answer: The Department has not conducted or commissioned any studies into Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena.
Answered 1 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordF-35 Aircraft: FinanceMinistry of DefenceTabled 18 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69032More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department receives a share of funds from every F-35 sold to (a) foreign military sales customers and (b) Israel.
Answer: A key part of the overall funding approach for the F-35 is that all F-35 partners who contributed to development costs for the platform are able to recoup elements of the that original expenditure from foreign military sales, relative to their level of in...
Answered 2 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordF-35 AircraftMinistry of DefenceTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67395More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether Ministry of Defence staff embedded in the F-35 Joint Program Office in Washington D.C. can track where UK-made spare parts are sent.
Answer: The Department does not provide the breakdown of individual UK roles within international programme offices.
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordF-35 AircraftMinistry of DefenceTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67394More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the roles held by Ministry of Defence staff embedded with the F-35 Joint Program Office in Washington DC.
Answer: The Department does not provide the breakdown of individual UK roles within international programme offices.
Answered 21 Jul 2025
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