Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's Government Major Projects Portfolio Data 2022, what assessment he has made of the feasibility of delivering the Lightning programme (a) on time and (b) budget in the context of the Independent Projects Authority's rating of that project as red.

The last Independent Projects Authority's review of the Lightning Programme occurred on 6 May 2022. The Review Team considered there to be sufficient evidence to support the Programme in proceeding to the next phase and awarded an Amber Delivery Confidence Assessment rating.