Asked by: Patricia Ferguson (Labour - Glasgow West)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he takes to ensure UK components supplied to the F-35 programme can be subjected to (a) a product recall and (b) an air accident investigation process .
Answered by Maria Eagle - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
If there is a need for a product recall this will be managed by the F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) through its global industry supply chain.
Air accident investigation is undertaken by the F-35 Partner Nation that has experienced the accident. They will be supported by the JPO and any findings impacting air safety will be shared with all Partner Nations.
Asked by: Patricia Ferguson (Labour - Glasgow West)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he takes to trace the end user of UK components delivered to the F-35 programme.
Answered by Maria Eagle - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
The F-35 Lightning II Joint Program Office, part of the US Department of Defence, manages the F-35 programme for all F-35 Partner Nations through its global industry supply chain.