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Defence: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the cumulative value of orders his Department has placed with Scottish defence contractors for new equipment.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Ministry of Defence
Tabled
8 Sept 2025
Target answer date
11 Sept 2025
Answer
23 Sept 2025 · 15 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 8 Sept 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the cumulative value of orders his Department has placed with Scottish defence contractors for new equipment.

  2. 11 Sept 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 23 Sept 2025

    Answer published

    The Ministry of Defence (MOD) does not centrally maintain data specifically on the country of ownership of its suppliers. Therefore, contracts awarded to Scottish suppliers have been identified using the primary supplier site postcode of the contract and ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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