A question on #Defence #IronAndSteel tabled by Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi on 26-11-2024 has been answered by Maria Eagle.

Heading: Defence: Iron and Steel
Question ID: 1744601
UIN: 16186
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2024-11-26
Asking Member ID: 4638
Asking Member display name: Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
Asking Member handle: TanDhesi
Asking Member Twitter reference: @TanDhesi
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of steel companies that are classed by his Department as critical suppliers into UK defence programmes are based in the UK.
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Date answered: 2024-12-09
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Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 483
Answering Member display name: Maria Eagle
Answering Member handle: meaglemp
Answering Member Twitter reference: @meaglemp
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Answer text: The UK steel industry is an important strategic national asset, vital for our security and our economy. Our industry partners of all sizes are very much at the heart of our One Defence approach and we recognise the value that suppliers bring to the UK def...
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Answering body ID: 11
Answering body name: Ministry of Defence
Tweeted: true