Question follow-through · 52282

Defence Industrial Joint Council: Membership

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the requirements are for membership of the defence industrial joint council.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
14 May 2025
Target answer date
16 May 2025
Answer
20 May 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 14 May 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the requirements are for membership of the defence industrial joint council.

  2. 16 May 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 20 May 2025

    Answer published

    The Defence Industrial Joint Council (DIJC) incorporates representation from the breadth of the defence sector, including defence primes, Small and Medium Enterprises, mid-tiers, investors, academia, trade unions and trade associations. The membership com...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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