Question follow-through · 22637
Future Combat Air System: Job Creation
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled £708 million to accelerate UK next-generation air combat technology, published on 22 July 2026, what assessment he has made of trends in the regional dist
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 28 Aug 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 8 Sept 2026 · 11 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
28 Aug 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled £708 million to accelerate UK next-generation air combat technology, published on 22 July 2026, what assessment he has made of trends in the regional dist
2 Sept 2026
Target answer date
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8 Sept 2026
Answer published
The Future Combat Air System (FCAS) programme supports jobs across the UK, including in all nine regions of England and in Scotland. Of these, approximately 90% are based outside of London and the south east.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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