Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Q65 of the oral evidence by Lt General Sir Robert Magowan to the Committee of Public Accounts on 22 January 2024, HC 451, when he plans to make a decision on whether to complete a midlife upgrade of the Meteor long-range air-to-air missile.

The UK, together with the five other Meteor Partner Nations, continues to assess Mid Life options for Meteor and expects to reach a formal decision on the way forward by the end of 2024.