Defence: Procurement

(asked on 26th October 2017) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to ensure that UK defence procurement promotes inward investment.


Answered by
Harriett Baldwin Portrait
Harriett Baldwin
Shadow Minister (Business and Trade)
This question was answered on 31st October 2017

The Ministry of Defence welcomes inward investment in the UK supply chain, and works closely with colleagues in Government and with key international suppliers to encourage this. Since 2012, we have seen £3.2 billion of inward investment in the UK defence sector.

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