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Defence: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with defence companies and advanced manufacturing clusters in Scotland on collaborating with Ukrainian partners on the development of air defence, drone and electronic warfare technolo

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Ministry of Defence
Tabled
19 Mar 2026
Target answer date
23 Mar 2026
Answer
7 Apr 2026 · 19 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 19 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with defence companies and advanced manufacturing clusters in Scotland on collaborating with Ukrainian partners on the development of air defence, drone and electronic warfare technolo

  2. 23 Mar 2026

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  3. 7 Apr 2026

    Answer published

    I have held multiple discussions with defence companies and Scottish stakeholders on collaboration with Ukrainian partners in air defence, uncrewed systems, and electronic warfare. In March, I led the seventh and largest UK defence trade mission to Ukrain...

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