Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure that the planned refresh of the Government's defence industrial policy ensures that the flow of work from prime contractors to UK-based sub-contractors is measured in order to compare and evaluate the relative merits of competing proposals to meet his Department's requirements.

Our refreshed defence industrial policy will further explain how our investment choices take account of factors contributing to a more dynamic and productive economy, in which the UK defence supply chain plays a crucial part.