Question follow-through · 57088

Defence: Stocks and Shares

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information her Department holds on whether there were irregular trading activities in UK-listed defence sector stocks on 2 June 2025.

answeredTreasury

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Answering body
Treasury
Tabled
3 Jun 2025
Target answer date
9 Jun 2025
Answer
9 Jun 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 3 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information her Department holds on whether there were irregular trading activities in UK-listed defence sector stocks on 2 June 2025.

  2. 9 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 9 Jun 2025

    Answer published

    The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is the UK’s markets regulator and the lead agency responsible for monitoring UK markets, and investigating and taking any enforcement action related to market abuse.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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