Global Combat Air Programme
Commons · Question 106099 · Tabled 15 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence · Official record
Answered 21 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Gregory Campbell
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 15 January 2026 to Question 104634 on Global Combat Air Programme, whether he expects the posts in the UK to be filled from existing staff in his Department or external applicants.
Answer
Answered by Luke Pollard, 21 Jan 2026
Currently, posts for the UK in the Global Combat Air Programme - International Government Organisation (GIGO) are filled primarily by staff from the Ministry of Defence, or other Departments when specific skills are required. The GIGO Treaty states that P...