| Heading: |
Defence: Industry |
| Question ID: |
1744090 |
| UIN: |
15746 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2024-11-25 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4384 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Mike Wood
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| Asking Member handle: |
mikejwood
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@mikejwood
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has has with the defence sector on the potential impact of environmental, social and governance policies on levels of divestment. |
| Is named day: |
false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2024-12-02 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
483 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Maria Eagle
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| Answering Member handle: |
meaglemp
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@meaglemp
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| Correcting Member ID: |
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| Answer text: |
There is nothing contradictory between Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) consideration and the defence sector. A strong national defence is a pre-requisite for the freedoms and aspirations that investors and financial services companies seek to a... |
| Original answer text: |
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| Answering body ID: |
11 |
| Answering body name: |
Ministry of Defence |
| Tweeted: |
true |