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Defence: Iron and Steel

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has a target for increasing the use of UK steel in defence.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
5 Sept 2024
Target answer date
10 Sept 2024
Answer
15 Oct 2024 · 40 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 5 Sept 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has a target for increasing the use of UK steel in defence.

  2. 10 Sept 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 15 Oct 2024

    Answer published

    The UK steel industry is an important strategic national asset, vital for our security and our economy. Steel used in our major Defence programmes is sourced by our prime contractors from a range of UK and international suppliers, as Defence programmes ma...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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