Written question asked by Lord Beamish (Labour) on Wednesday, 3 February 2021, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 8 February 2021. It was answered by Jeremy Quin (Conservative) on Tuesday, 9 February 2021 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

F-35 Aircraft: Procurement

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the recent purchase of Cobham by Advent International, what information his Department holds on whether work previously undertaken within Cobham’s UK facility on the F-35 programme is now planned to be undertaken in the US; and what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of that takeover on the per unit value of the F-35 programme attributed to the UK defence industry.

Answer: No manufacturing work related to the F-35 Lightning programme has been transferred overseas as a result of the takeover of Cobham by Advent International and there are no current plans to do so. As such, the takeover has had no impact on the per unit value of F-35 work attributed to the UK Defence industry.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 148723
Session: 2019-21
Related items: F-35 Aircraft: Procurement
Tuesday, 2 March 2021
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects: Procurement Takeovers F-35 aircraft Cobham Advent International
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