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Boeing E-7: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 27 January 2025 to Question 25651 on Boeing E-7, when he plans to complete the approval of the full business case for E7 Wedgetail.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
27 Jan 2025
Target answer date
29 Jan 2025
Answer
5 Feb 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 27 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 27 January 2025 to Question 25651 on Boeing E-7, when he plans to complete the approval of the full business case for E7 Wedgetail.

  2. 29 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 5 Feb 2025

    Answer published

    The E-7 Full Business Case is being considered and a decision on approval will be made in due course.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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