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Defence: Procurement

Commons · Question 52091 · Tabled 13 May 2025 · Ministry of Defence · Official record

Answered 22 May 2025

Question

Asked by Neil Shastri-Hurst

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many defence contracts his Department has awarded since 5 July 2024; and what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the time taken for procurement on the defence industrial base.

Answer

Answered by Maria Eagle, 22 May 2025

Based on contracts created in the Ministry of Defence Commercial Contracting system there have been 1986 contracts created with a start date more recent than 5 July 2024. It is widely recognised that there are issues with the Department’s procurement syst...