Question follow-through · 34718

China: Defence Equipment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessmenhis Department has made of the (a) prevalence of and (b) security risks posed by Chinese-manufactured technology used in UK defence procurement and supply chains.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body: Ministry of Defence
Tabled: 28 Feb 2025
Target answer date: 4 Mar 2025
Answer: 10 Mar 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

28 Feb 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessmenhis Department has made of the (a) prevalence of and (b) security risks posed by Chinese-manufactured technology used in UK defence procurement and supply chains.
4 Mar 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
10 Mar 2025
Answer published
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) welcomes foreign trade where it allows us to provide our Armed Forces with the equipment they require, meets our stringent legal and regulatory requirements and does not compromise our national security.Transactions continue ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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