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Future Combat Air System

Written question asked by Chris Evans (Labour) on Wednesday, 23 February 2022, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 23 February 2022 (named day). It was answered by Jeremy Quin (Conservative) on Wednesday, 23 February 2022 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Command Paper, published March 2021, how much of the £2 billion in funding for strategic investment in the Future Combat Air System has been spent in the last year.

Answer

The March 2021 Defence Command Paper highlighted that the Ministry of Defence (MOD) would make a strategic investment of £2 billion in the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) over the following four years. Since March 2021, the MOD has spent approximately £296.4 million on FCAS.

Type

Written question

Reference

125110

Session

2021-22

Defence in a competitive age
Monday, 22 March 2021
Command papers
House of Lords
House of Commons

Subjects

Expenditure

Future combat air system

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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