Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish a breakdown of every (a) company and (b) region of the UK that works on the A400M programme; and if he will publish the proportion of work each (a) company and (b) region is responsible for in relation to that programme.

The top-level supply chain in the UK for the A400M airframe, engine and support arrangements is as follows:

• Airbus Defence and Space - Filton, Bristol; RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire.

• GKN Aerospace - Filton, Bristol.

• Rolls Royce - Filton, Bristol.

• SAFRAN Landing Systems - Gloucester, Gloucestershire.

• Thales - Crawley, West Sussex.

The UK content of the aircraft is approximately 18% across the airframe and engine.

The supply chain for the A400M is managed by the prime contractor, Airbus Defence and Space and accordingly, the Ministry of Defence does not hold comprehensive information on lower tier suppliers or the proportion of work allocated to each company and region.