Question follow-through · 15746
Defence: Industry
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has has with the defence sector on the potential impact of environmental, social and governance policies on levels of divestment.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 25 Nov 2024
- Target answer date
- 27 Nov 2024
- Answer
- 2 Dec 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment · 23 Jun 2026
- Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness · 23 Jun 2026
- Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 · 22 Jun 2026
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Recorded timeline
25 Nov 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has has with the defence sector on the potential impact of environmental, social and governance policies on levels of divestment.
27 Nov 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
2 Dec 2024
Answer published
There is nothing contradictory between Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) consideration and the defence sector. A strong national defence is a pre-requisite for the freedoms and aspirations that investors and financial services companies seek to a...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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