Question follow-through · 17722
Israel: Defence
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to collaborate with Israeli (a) hardware and (b) software technology companies in the defence sector; and what lessons he has learned from that collaboration..
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 3 Dec 2024
- Target answer date
- 5 Dec 2024
- Answer
- 11 Dec 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Defence and foreign affairs
- Defence Equipment: Decommissioning · 5 Dec 2024
- Strategic Defence Review · 5 Dec 2024
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- Strategic Defence Review · 5 Dec 2024
- Strategic Defence Review · 5 Dec 2024
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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
3 Dec 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to collaborate with Israeli (a) hardware and (b) software technology companies in the defence sector; and what lessons he has learned from that collaboration..
5 Dec 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
11 Dec 2024
Answer published
The UK collaborates with a range of international partners, including Israel, to develop cutting-edge capabilities to assure the British Armed Forces' continued strategic advantage. Ministry of Defence officials engage regularly with their international c...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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