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Rifles: Procurement

Commons · Question 114939 · Tabled 23 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence · Official record

Answered 27 Feb 2026

Question

Asked by Ben Obese-Jecty

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the role of UK-based (a) manufacturing, (b) testing and (c) assurance activities under Project GRAYBURN.

Answer

Answered by Luke Pollard, 27 Feb 2026

As advised in my response to Question 106283, the project is within its concept stage, and we cannot yet assess the adequacy of the UK supply chain regarding this project. However, we have set clear expectations that Project Grayburn will be manufactured ...