Tom Watson – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tom Watson on 2016-06-07.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent estimate the Government has made of the cost to the public purse to date of the adaptation of the Voyager aircraft for the transport of senior ministers.

Mr Philip Dunne

To date the Departmental spend to convert one Voyager aircraft’s cabin into an enhanced configuration is £8.9 million out of a total estimated cost of £9.6 million.

The aircraft’s primary role will continue to be aircraft refuelling.