Question follow-through · 8759
Defence: Industry
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 4 June 2026 to Question 5280 on Defence: Insolvency, how many UK-based defence companies identified under Standard Industrial Classification code 84220 were (a) incorporated a
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 10 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 16 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 16 Jun 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
10 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 4 June 2026 to Question 5280 on Defence: Insolvency, how many UK-based defence companies identified under Standard Industrial Classification code 84220 were (a) incorporated a
16 Jun 2026
Target answer date
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16 Jun 2026
Answer published
YearNumber of IncorporationsNumber of Dissolutions20201649020211291362022132142202313614320241361282025214134For the period from 1 January 2026 to 12 June 2026, 79 companies were incorporated and 67 companies were dissolved. Six companies have since been ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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