Question follow-through · 36742
Defence: West Midlands
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the contribution of the defence sector in (a) Birmingham, Edgbaston, (b) Birmingham and (c) the West Midlands to the UK economy.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 10 Mar 2025
- Target answer date
- 12 Mar 2025
- Answer
- 17 Mar 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Defence and foreign affairs
- Defence: Birmingham Edgbaston · 19 Mar 2025
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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
10 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the contribution of the defence sector in (a) Birmingham, Edgbaston, (b) Birmingham and (c) the West Midlands to the UK economy.
12 Mar 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
17 Mar 2025
Answer published
The Ministry of Defence generally holds data at a regional level and, therefore, cannot make this kind of assessment for either Edgbaston or Birmingham specifically. However, the defence sector in the West Midlands makes a significant contribution to the ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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