Question follow-through · 33713
Defence Equipment: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Prime Minister's Oral Statement of 25 February 2025 on Defence and Security, Official Report, whether his Department has plans to prioritise awarding contracts to domestic suppliers of defen
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 25 Feb 2025
- Target answer date
- 3 Mar 2025
- Answer
- 3 Mar 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Defence and foreign affairs
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- Defence: Finance · 19 Jan 2026
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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 Feb 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Prime Minister's Oral Statement of 25 February 2025 on Defence and Security, Official Report, whether his Department has plans to prioritise awarding contracts to domestic suppliers of defen
3 Mar 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
3 Mar 2025
Answer published
Through the Defence Industrial Strategy, we will examine how to prioritise and promote UK based businesses for defence investment without losing the benefits of competition, including in those areas of the defence sector that present the greatest opportun...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Military Aircraft: Helicopters
22 Jul 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's planned timetable is for awarding the contract for the New Medium Helicopter.
Defence: Finance
15 Dec 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Defence Investment Plan will be published by the end of 2025.
Defence: Small Businesses
17 Dec 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to make the defence procurement process more (a) accessible, (b) efficient, and (c) transparent for Small to Medium Sized Enterprises in Yeovil constituency.
Defence: Finance
19 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he will publish the Defence Investment Plan.
Armed Forces: Fraud
27 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to raise awareness amongst (a) serving and (b) former military personal of the risks posed by wealth creation scams.
War Pensions: Standards
16 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to reduce the time it takes to process a war pension scheme application.
Defence: Manufacturing Industries
29 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the planned reduction of tariff-free import quotas on steel on defence manufacturing in Yeovil constituency.
Air Force and Army: Yeovil
4 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the closure of (a) Army and (b) Airforce cadet units in Yeovil Constituency on staffing levels within the army.
Air Force and Army: Yeovil
4 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure the (a) safe and (b) timely reopening of (i) Airforce and (ii) Army Cadet units in Yeovil constituency.
Armed Forces: Fraud
5 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the answer of 4 February 2026, Armed Forces: Fraud (UIN 108927), what the timeline is for the completion of an online financial education programme, funded by the Association of British Insurers