Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the current value is of each partner nation's stake in the Meteor Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile programme.

The current value of the UK stake in the Meteor Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile programme is circa £654 million. The current proportional value of the UK stake in the programme (development and production) is circa 40%.

I am withholding the information on the current value of each partner nation's stake in the Meteor Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile programme as its disclosure would, or would be likely to, prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces and relations between the United Kingdom and other States.