Defence: Procurement
Commons · Question 119579 · Tabled 10 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Defence · Official record
Answered 18 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Luke Akehurst
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department takes to help ensure that overseas-owned original equipment manufacturers keep work in the UK supply chain in the event of delays or pauses to defence programmes.
Answer
Answered by Luke Pollard, 18 Mar 2026
The Defence Industrial Strategy sets out the commitment to make the UK a defence industrial leader by 2035, ensuring the UK becomes Europe’s leading defence exporter and the most attractive country in the world to grow a defence business. By reducing regu...