Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 16 October 2026 to question 31417 on Defence: Procurement, what is his Department's contribution to the £8.6 billion in a) 2026-27, b) 2027-28, c) 2028-29 and d) 2029-30.
The breakdown for the £8.6 billion UK contribution to the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) is outlined in the table below.
£ billion | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | Total | ||
Capital | 1.86 | 2.32 | 2.04 | 1.86 | 8.08 | ||
Resource | 0.12 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.55 | ||
Total | 1.99 | 2.46 | 2.18 | 2.01 | 8.63 | ||