Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what guidance his Department has issued on the airworthiness of Hawk (a) T1 and (b) T2 aircraft.
In accordance with Military Aviation Authority (MAA) regulations, the Department maintains Approved Data to ensure the sustained type airworthiness of the UK Hawk aircraft. Full and mature data sets are in place for both the T1 and T2 Hawk and these are actively managed and assured to comply with the MAA requirements.