Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help companies engage with the US Department of Defense Foreign Comparative Testing Program.

The Defence Security Organisation (DSO), through the British Embassy in Washington DC, has a strong relationship with the Foreign Comparative Test (FCT) Program. We coordinate regular activities in the UK promoting the opportunities provided by the Program including events at Farnborough International Air Show, Defence & Security Equipment International (DSEI) and Defence Procurement, Research, Technology & Exportability (DPRTE) as well as bespoke events where the FCT engage with British industry on a 1-2-1 basis.