Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask Her Majesty's Government where major support work for the AH-64E helicopters will be carried out; and in what currency the contracts will be denominated.

An initial two-year support package for the AH-64E helicopter will be provided by the US Government as part of the foreign military sales agreement through which the helicopters will be supplied. This will be denominated in US dollars.

The invitation to negotiate for long-term training and support, beyond the initial package, was issued to Boeing Defence UK in December 2017. We do not expect to place the contract until 2020 and a decision on the currency denomination will form part of the negotiation process.

No decision has yet been made on the location of the support work.