| Heading: |
Defence: Bank Services |
| Question ID: |
1760425 |
| UIN: |
27513 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-01-30 |
| 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, whether his Department has received representations from small and medium-sized defence companies on difficulties in securing bank accounts. |
| Is named day: |
true |
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| Date answered: |
2025-02-05 |
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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 difficulties that smaller defence suppliers can have in accessing finance, including opening a bank account, have been raised with the Department and were recognised in the Defence Industrial Strategy Statement of Intent published in December 2024. Ta... |
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| Answering body ID: |
11 |
| Answering body name: |
Ministry of Defence |
| Tweeted: |
true |