Written questions

Defence Equipment: North West

Commons · Question 48548 · Tabled 28 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Defence · Official record

Answered 12 May 2025

Question

Asked by Navendu Mishra

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of defence equipment collaboration between the UK and Germany on levels of investment in (a) infrastructure and (b) innovation in the North West.

Answer

Answered by Maria Eagle, 12 May 2025

Collaboration with Germany on defence equipment will have a positive impact on infrastructure and innovation in the North West. Specifically, recently announced programmes with KNDS UK in Stockport, which build on the existing investment for Bridging, as ...