Question follow-through · 53139

Ministry of Defence: Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department segregates armaments into (a) defensive and (b) offensive categories.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body: Ministry of Defence
Tabled: 19 May 2025
Target answer date: 21 May 2025
Answer: 2 Jun 2025 · 14 calendar days after tabling

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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

19 May 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department segregates armaments into (a) defensive and (b) offensive categories.
21 May 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
2 Jun 2025
Answer published
The Ministry of Defence does not categorise armaments as defensive or offensive during the procurement process. Items are generally considered in terms of the capability that they provide, and many items are capable of being used both offensively and defe...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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