| Heading: |
Artillery: Procurement |
| Question ID: |
1745140 |
| UIN: |
16467 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2024-11-27 |
| Asking Member ID: |
1444 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Mr Mark Francois
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Mr Mark Francois
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the timeline is for the delivery of the Mobile Fires Platform; and what the potential impact is of delays to the programme on the Army’s long-range artillery capabilities. |
| Is named day: |
false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2024-12-04 |
| 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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| Answer text: |
The Mobile Fires Platform will deliver the Army's Close Support Fires capability. The project aims to achieve Minimum Deployable Capability (MDC) within this decade and will deliver the Remote-Controlled Howitzer 155mm (RCH 155) Calibre Wheeled Artillery ... |
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| Answering body ID: |
11 |
| Answering body name: |
Ministry of Defence |
| Tweeted: |
true |