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Written Question
A400M Aircraft: Procurement
Tuesday 15th April 2025

Asked by: Lord Jones (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to purchase more Atlas A400M aircraft.

Answered by Lord Coaker - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)

All capability requirements, including those for tactical airlift, are being considered as part of the Strategic Defence Review process.

Written Question
A400M Aircraft
Tuesday 15th April 2025

Asked by: Lord Jones (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask His Majesty's Government how many Atlas A400M aircraft they have in service.

Answered by Lord Coaker - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)

There are 22 Atlas A400M aircraft in service.

Written Question
A400M Aircraft
Monday 13th March 2023

Asked by: Lord Jones (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask His Majesty's Government how many Atlas C.1 (A400M) aircraft are operational in the UK; and whether they have ordered more to be built.

Answered by Baroness Goldie - Shadow Minister (Defence)

The RAF has a fleet of 21 Atlas C.1 (A400M) aircraft with another due for delivery in the summer of 2023. Currently, no additional aircraft have been ordered.

Speech in Grand Committee - Tue 18 Oct 2022
Armed Forces (Covenant) Regulations 2022

"My Lords, I thank the Minister for her usual informative and fluent explanation, and for the detail of the department’s Explanatory Memorandum. It is always a privilege to speak in any debate graced by the noble and gallant Lord, Lord Craig. One learned from the historical viewpoint of the emergence …..."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Tue 18 Oct 2022
Armed Forces (Covenant) Regulations 2022

"That is a very broad answer. I did ask a specific question, but I know that time is of the essence...."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Tue 18 Oct 2022
Armed Forces (Service Court Rules) (Amendment) (No. 2) Rules 2022

"My Lords, I presume that prior to the very welcome rules female board members were never present. Was that the case? I am looking at Rule 3A(1). How often do these boards sit? One presumes it is as events dictate, but how many are there in the average year? What …..."
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Written Question
A400M Aircraft
Monday 17th January 2022

Asked by: Lord Jones (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many A400M Atlas aircraft are currently operated by the Ministry of Defence.

Answered by Baroness Goldie - Shadow Minister (Defence)

There are currently 20 Atlas C.1 (A400M) aircraft in RAF service.

Speech in Grand Committee - Thu 22 Jul 2021
Cadet Forces: Funding

"My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Lingfield, for this debate and I acknowledge his most loyal, persistent and influential work for the cadet movement. I declare an interest as president of our superb local sea cadets and the training ship “Tuscan” in Flintshire and a 40-year close connection …..."
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Written Question
A400M Aircraft and C17 Aircraft
Thursday 27th May 2021

Asked by: Lord Jones (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many (1) A400M, and (2) C17, aircraft are currently in service in the Royal Air Force.

Answered by Baroness Goldie - Shadow Minister (Defence)

There are currently a total of 20 A400M Atlas and eight C-17 Globemaster aircraft in RAF service.

Written Question
A400M Aircraft: Procurement
Monday 14th September 2020

Asked by: Lord Jones (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask Her Majesty's Government how much they provided in total monies for the A400M project.

Answered by Baroness Goldie - Shadow Minister (Defence)

Up to the end of March 2020, the UK had spent £2.3 billion on its acquisition of A400M aircraft against a total provision for acquisition of £2.6 billion.