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Guided Weapons: EU Countries

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with his European counterparts on missile production capacity.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Ministry of Defence
Tabled
22 Apr 2025
Target answer date
24 Apr 2025
Answer
30 Apr 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 22 Apr 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with his European counterparts on missile production capacity.

  2. 24 Apr 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 30 Apr 2025

    Answer published

    The Secretary of State for Defence continues to discuss missile production capacity with our European Allies on a regular basis. For example, the Secretary of State discussed this with France in Paris on 11 March and at the E5 Defence Ministers meeting on...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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