To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made on its assessment of the implications for defence and aerospace manufacturing capability in the North West of the UK leaving the EU; and what the timetable is for completion of that assessment.
Answered on
31 October 2017
The North West of the UK has a strong defence and aerospace manufacturing capability, including for the Eurofighter Typhoon and the F-35 Lightning II. Neither programme is affected by the UK leaving the EU, as they are governed by other arrangements.
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Ministry of Defence
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