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F-35 Aircraft: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 2.6 of the report entitled The UK’s F-35 capability, HC 989, published by the National Audit Office on 11 July 2025, what steps are being taken to address personnel shortfalls within t

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
14 Nov 2025
Target answer date
20 Nov 2025
Answer
20 Nov 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 14 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 2.6 of the report entitled The UK’s F-35 capability, HC 989, published by the National Audit Office on 11 July 2025, what steps are being taken to address personnel shortfalls within t

  2. 20 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 20 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    We inherited a retention and recruitment crisis from the last Government and are determined to fix it. The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has introduced a programme of surging recruitment for the RAF so that it returns to workforce balance across every special...

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