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Weapons: Manufacturing Industries

Commons · Question 46583 · Tabled 17 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Defence · Official record

Answered 30 Apr 2025

Question

Asked by Edward Morello

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has made an assessment of the merits of potential locations for the establishment of new domestic weapons manufacturing facilities.

Answer

Answered by Maria Eagle, 30 Apr 2025

The strategic aim of this Government’s Defence Industrial Strategy is to make sure the imperatives of national security and a high-growth economy are aligned. The Defence Industrial Strategy will signal to industry the areas we want to grow our onshore pr...