Question follow-through · 65382
Defence: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to support UK capability through defence contracts for the (a) development, (b) manufacture and (c) maintenance of critical defence (i) equipment and (ii) systems.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 7 Jul 2025
- Target answer date
- 9 Jul 2025
- Answer
- 14 Jul 2025 · 7 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
7 Jul 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to support UK capability through defence contracts for the (a) development, (b) manufacture and (c) maintenance of critical defence (i) equipment and (ii) systems.
9 Jul 2025
Target answer date
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14 Jul 2025
Answer published
The Strategic Defence Review sets the course for making defence a driver of growth, creating jobs, and renewing the nation’s contract across the UK in line with the Government’s growth mission. The UK’s manufacturing industry is vital to both national sec...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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