Question follow-through · 49657
Challenger Tanks: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans his Department has help increase the speed of the delivery of Challenger 3 main battle tanks, in the context of the supply chain.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 30 Apr 2025
- Target answer date
- 6 May 2025
- Answer
- 12 May 2025 · 12 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
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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
30 Apr 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans his Department has help increase the speed of the delivery of Challenger 3 main battle tanks, in the context of the supply chain.
6 May 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
12 May 2025
Answer published
We are engaged with the supply chain and additional resources have been directed towards ensuring the materials required for Challenger 3 main battle tanks are available to meet the delivery timescales.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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