Question follow-through · 43376

Typhoon Aircraft: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of ordering Typhoon jets from UK-based manufacturers.

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Ministry of Defence
Tabled
1 Apr 2025
Target answer date
3 Apr 2025
Answer
9 Apr 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 1 Apr 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of ordering Typhoon jets from UK-based manufacturers.

  2. 3 Apr 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 9 Apr 2025

    Answer published

    I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 4 March 2025 to the hon. Member for Fylde (Andrew Snowden) to Question 34040.

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