DEFENCE: PROCUREMENT

Sir Nicholas Soames: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the date of contract signature was for the (a) A400M, (b) ASTUTE Subsequent Procurement (boats 4-7), (c) Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers, (d) Warrior Capability Sustainment Programme and (e) MARS Tanker.

Philip Dunne, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State and Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology (including Defence Exports): Contract signature dates for the programmes listed are as follows:

Programme
Contract Signature
Type of Contract
A400M
May 2003
Development and Production contract
Asture Subsequent Procurement (Boats 4-7)
November 2012

(Boat 4)
Boats 5-7 Whole Boat contracts have not yet been signed
QEC Aircraft Carriers
July 2008
Aircraft Carrier Manufacturing Phase Alliance Agreement. Amended and updated in May 2014
Warrior Capability Sustainment Programme
December 2011
Demonstration phase contract
MARS Tanker
March 2012
Manufacture phase contract

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