Question follow-through · 85997

Rifles: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the full scope is of Project Shamer.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Ministry of Defence
Tabled
28 Oct 2025
Target answer date
30 Oct 2025
Answer
5 Nov 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 28 Oct 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the full scope is of Project Shamer.

  2. 30 Oct 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 5 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    Project Shamer is a Defence procurement project. For reasons of operational security, I cannot provide any further details.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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