Question follow-through · 107866
Ukraine: Military Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the business centre in Kyiv on the time taken to deliver defence equipment to Ukrainian armed forces that is supplied by the UK defence sector.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 22 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 26 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 30 Jan 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Defence and foreign affairs
- AUKUS: Procurement · 10 Jun 2026
- AUKUS: Research · 10 Jun 2026
- Defence: Capital Investment · 30 Jun 2026
- Defence: Capital Investment · 30 Jun 2026
- Defence: Small Businesses · 30 Jun 2026
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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
22 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the business centre in Kyiv on the time taken to deliver defence equipment to Ukrainian armed forces that is supplied by the UK defence sector.
26 Jan 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
30 Jan 2026
Answer published
The business centre is being designed to address the challenges that currently complicate operations for smaller UK companies. This will accelerate business processes and provide greater opportunities for both nations. The Ministry of Defence will work wi...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Defence: Procurement
30 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the proportion of defence procurement spending currently awarded to firms less than five years old.
Defence: Research
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Defence: Manufacturing Industries
30 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the international competitiveness of UK defence manufacturing costs.
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