Written question asked by Lord Soames of Fletching (Conservative) on Friday, 28 November 2014, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 2 December 2014. It was answered by Philip Dunne (Conservative) on Thursday, 4 December 2014 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Defence: Procurement

Question: 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.

Answer

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

Secondary information