Rolls-Royce has disclosed that it is considering moving the design approval process for its large jet engines to Germany to avoid Brexit disruption, but added that no final decision has been taken.
A Rolls-Royce spokesman said: “Across all of our operations, Rolls-Royce is working to ensure there is no interruption in our service to customers as a result of Brexit. We are in regular dialogue with the Government about this.
“As you would expect, we have to consider what contingency measures we may need to take to ensure our operations in the UK and elsewhere can continue, and these may in the future include the transfer of the design approval for our large jet engines from the UK to Germany.
“This would be a technical measure as we already seek approval for our business jet engines from Germany, and we do not anticipate such a move would lead to the transfer of any jobs from the UK.