Maria Eagle – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Maria Eagle on 2015-12-14.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with his US counterpart on his Department leasing Lockheed Orion P-3 aircraft from the US administration.

Michael Fallon

I met Secretary Carter at the Pentagon on 11 December 2015 where we discussed our approach to delivering Maritime Patrol capability against the demanding timelines set out in the Strategic Defence and Security Review.