A question on #DefenceEquipment #Procurement tabled by Max Wilkinson on 29-04-2025 has been answered by Maria Eagle.

Heading: Defence Equipment: Procurement
Question ID: 1798454
UIN: 49101
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-04-29
Asking Member ID: 5055
Asking Member display name: Max Wilkinson
Asking Member handle: mpmwilko
Asking Member Twitter reference: @mpmwilko
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with SMEs on the development of the Defence Industrial Strategy.
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Date answered: 2025-05-06
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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: Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) hold a crucial place in UK defence. They are the backbone of the UK economy and are vital to delivering the innovation, expertise and agility that we need now and in the future. The Defence Industrial Strategy wil...
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Answering body ID: 11
Answering body name: Ministry of Defence
Tweeted: true