Body Armour: Procurement

About this written question

A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Tabled

8 Jul 2025

Target answer date

10 Jul 2025

Answer

24 Jul 2025 · 16 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
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Recorded timeline

1. 8 Jul 2025

   Question tabled

   To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many scalable tactical vests his Department has ordered since 5 July 2024.

2. 10 Jul 2025

   Target answer date

   Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

3. 24 Jul 2025

   Answer published

   To meet the ongoing demand for scalable tactical vests (STV) in August 2024, 1,980 STV textile covers in civilian blue (No Multi-Terrain Pattern) and without the Soft Armour Filler(SAF), were ordered. Defence Equipment and Support have ordered 15 Special ...

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.