Question follow-through · 77890
Defence: Surrey Heath
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department is taking steps to help people for employment in the defence supply chain sector in Surrey Heath constituency.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 16 Sept 2025
- Target answer date
- 13 Oct 2025
- Answer
- 13 Oct 2025 · 27 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
16 Sept 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department is taking steps to help people for employment in the defence supply chain sector in Surrey Heath constituency.
13 Oct 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
13 Oct 2025
Answer published
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) supports employment in the defence supply chain, including in Surrey Heath, by prioritising UK businesses through the Defence Industrial Strategy, boosting innovation, exports, and job creation. Initiatives such as Defence Gr...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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