Question follow-through · 28916
F-35 Aircraft: Repairs and Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what cost has been incurred by his Department on corrosion inspection and remediation work for the F-35 fleet.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 10 Sept 2026
- Target answer date
- 14 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 18 Sept 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment · 23 Jun 2026
- Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness · 23 Jun 2026
- Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 · 22 Jun 2026
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Recorded timeline
10 Sept 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what cost has been incurred by his Department on corrosion inspection and remediation work for the F-35 fleet.
14 Sept 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
18 Sept 2026
Answer published
As with all aircraft types, corrosion inspection and remediation was anticipated and included as part of the whole life cost estimate for the programme. It is conducted across Government and industry facilities. It is therefore not possible to disaggregat...
Official data retrieved 1 Oct 2026.
Later records
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