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Ammunition: Factories

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 3 February 2026 to Question 108465 on Ammunition: Factories, when the construction of the planned new munitions factories is expected to (a) begin and (b) be completed.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
26 Feb 2026
Target answer date
2 Mar 2026
Answer
6 Mar 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 26 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 3 February 2026 to Question 108465 on Ammunition: Factories, when the construction of the planned new munitions factories is expected to (a) begin and (b) be completed.

  2. 2 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 6 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 3 February to Question 108465.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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