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Armed Forces: Motor Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his policy is on procuring UK-made vehicles for his Department’s White Fleet.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
6 Feb 2025
Target answer date
11 Feb 2025
Answer
11 Feb 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 6 Feb 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his policy is on procuring UK-made vehicles for his Department’s White Fleet.

  2. 11 Feb 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 11 Feb 2025

    Answer published

    The Department does not have a mechanism in the current lease vehicle procurement contract (Phoenix II) which would allow us to specify the country of manufacturer of our vehicles.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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