§ Mr. SwayneTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence for what categories of military equipment there are contractual arrangements with the manufacturer to provide surge production capacity for times of conflict. [35038]
§ Mr. IngramThe Ministry of Defence aims to ensure that sufficient production capacity is available to meet current defence planning assumptions. I am withholding the information with regard to specific arrangements for surge production under Exemption 1 of the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information.