Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 1 July 2020 to Question 67565 on AWACS: Procurement, whether support and maintenance work will be undertaken in the UK unless a licence agreement is concluded with Boeing.

Work is currently underway to define the support requirements for the RAF E-7 Wedgetail fleet. It is too early to provide any further details at this time, but the current intent is for the majority of the work to be undertaken in the UK. The MOD does not require a licence from Boeing for support and maintenance work to be conducted in the UK. Boeing would issue a licence to the relevant sub-contractor for the use of Boeing’s repair and maintenance information.