Every parliamentary written question tabled by Clive Lewis this session, with the full answer and department. Back to the MP page.
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Whether (a) he or (b) any members of his Department met with or corresponded with Lord Mandelson on Palantir.
In line with the Humble Address motion agreed on 4 February, any information regarding Mr Mandelson's appointment to, employment in, and withdrawal from, his posting as His Majesty's Ambassador to the United States will be published according to the process and provisions set out in the motion.
What proportion of the original expenditure on the F-35 programme was from his Department.
All of the UK expenditure on the F-35 programme has come from the Ministry of Defence.
How many F-35 foreign military sales have been made by country.
Foreign Military Sales (FMS) of the F-35 are managed by the Joint Program Office. There are 12 F-35 FMS customers who between them, are currently planning to procure 579 F-35 aircraft.
How much the Government has received from foreign military sales of F-35s.
Partner Nations within the F-35 programme who contribute to F-35 development can recoup elements of those development costs from foreign military sales of the F-35. To date this has resulted in $94.83 million in recoupment costs for the Department.
If he will confirm whether UK cooperation with the Five Eyes Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Caucus is ongoing.
I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to him on 5 September 2025 to Question 69989.
Whether his Department has (a) conducted and (b) commissioned studies into unidentified anomalous phenomena since 2013.
The Department has not conducted or commissioned any studies into Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena.
Whether the Government has participated in any international groupings focused on unidentified aerial phenomena since May 2023.
The Ministry of Defence has not participated in any international groupings specifically focused on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) since May 2023.
What information his Department holds on unidentified aerial phenomena.
In over 50 years, no sighting reported to the Department has indicated the existence of any military threat to the UK and for this reason, the MOD ceased to investigate reports of UAP (Unidentified Aerial Phenomena) in 2009. All relevant materials created and held by the MOD up to 2009 were passed to the National Archives and are available to the public. The broad term UAP may be contained within documents such as ships logs, Defence Air Safety Occurrence Reports (DASORS) or correspondence from members of the public.
Whether his Department receives a share of funds from every F-35 sold to (a) foreign military sales customers and (b) Israel.
A key part of the overall funding approach for the F-35 is that all F-35 partners who contributed to development costs for the platform are able to recoup elements of the that original expenditure from foreign military sales, relative to their level of investment in programme development.
Whether Ministry of Defence staff embedded in the F-35 Joint Program Office in Washington D.C. can track where UK-made spare parts are sent.
The Department does not provide the breakdown of individual UK roles within international programme offices.
If he will list the roles held by Ministry of Defence staff embedded with the F-35 Joint Program Office in Washington DC.
The Department does not provide the breakdown of individual UK roles within international programme offices.
Whether representatives from the (a) Israeli Defence Force and (b) Israeli government communicated to the UK Government that there were plans to attack Iran.
I hope that the hon. Gentleman understands that, as per the long standing convention, I cannot comment on intelligence matters.
Whether he plans to incorporate (a) the impact of climate change and (b) access to (i) water and (ii) nutritious food into the UK's future defence strategy.
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) agrees that Climate Change will have impacts on the world to which our Armed Forces may need to respond, both directly and indirectly. The MOD carefully considers climate change impacts, along with other drivers of food and water insecurity, when conducting strategic planning.The MOD continues to play an important part in contributing to Government's Plan for Change, including our contributions to the energy security and sustainability Mission.
Pursuant to the Answer of 29 November 2024 to Question 15836, whether any F-35 components manufactured in Britain are designed specifically for use by the Israeli air force.
F-35 components are designed for use by all three variants of F-35 aircraft. The UK manufactures components for all F-35 variants.
Whether F-35 components were sent from RAF Marham to Israel between October 2023 and August 2024.
At the request of the US led F-35 Programme, there were 14 transfers of F-35 components from RAF Marham to Israel between October 2023 and August 2024. The transferred components are the property of the US Department of Defense.In keeping with the Government's announcement on arms exports in September, there have been no exports of F-35 parts direct to Israel via RAF Marham since the licensing suspension.