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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 Thursday, 11 February 2021 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Military Aircraft: Procurement

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 2 February 2021 to Question 142813 on Military Aircraft: Procurement, what the actual dollar figure is for that percentage in cash terms.

Answer

The figure of 66% provided is based on forecast spending of 11.6 billion US dollars over 10- years for the procurement costs of projects in the Air Support, Combat Air and Helicopters sectors. This forecast is for the 10 years from 2020-21 and is consistent with data used in the April 2020 Equipment Plan report.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
148727
Session
2019-21
Related items
Military Aircraft: Procurement
Tuesday, 2 February 2021
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Procurement Military aircraft USA Exchange rates Dollar
Link
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