F-35 Aircraft: Spare Parts
Commons · Question 56809 · Tabled 3 Jun 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Rachael Maskell
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will place conditionality on the use of UK manufactured components sold into the F35 spare parts components pool.
Answer
Answered by Douglas Alexander, 9 Jun 2025
Once parts are exported from the UK to the F-35 global spares pool and aircraft assembly facilities, due to the design of the programme, the UK does not have control over whether components are used for specific customer nations or not. The UK cannot make...