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F-35 Aircraft: Spare Parts

Commons · Question 56815 · Tabled 3 Jun 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 9 Jun 2025

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Asked by Rachael Maskell

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many UK-manufactured parts have been sold into the F35 global spare parts pool since (a) 7 October 2023 and (b) 2 September 2024; and how many of these parts have been transferred to Israel.

Answer

Answered by Douglas Alexander, 9 Jun 2025

The Department for Business and Trade does not hold information on the quantity of goods exported under Open General Export Licences. The principle of such licences - such as those for UK suppliers to the F-35 programme - is that they allow registered com...