{"value":{"id":166706,"askingMemberId":116,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2014-11-28T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2014-12-02T00:00:00","uin":"216436","questionText":"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.","answeringBodyId":11,"answeringBodyName":"Ministry of Defence","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":1542,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2014-12-04T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>Contract signature dates for the programmes listed are as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Programme</p></td><td><p>Contract Signature</p></td><td><p>Type of Contract</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A400M</p></td><td><p>May 2003</p></td><td><p>Development and Production contract</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Asture Subsequent Procurement (Boats 4-7)</p></td><td><p>November 2012</p><p>(Boat 4)</p></td><td><p>Boats 5-7 Whole Boat contracts have not yet been signed</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>QEC Aircraft Carriers</p></td><td><p>July 2008</p></td><td><p>Aircraft Carrier Manufacturing Phase Alliance Agreement. Amended and updated in May 2014</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warrior Capability Sustainment Programme</p></td><td><p>December 2011</p></td><td><p>Demonstration phase contract</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MARS Tanker</p></td><td><p>March 2012</p></td><td><p>Manufacture phase contract</p><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Defence: Procurement","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/166706","method":"GET"}]}