Defence: Procurement
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to support UK defence manufacturing jobs through government procurement.
Answered by Maria Eagle
The UK’s defence manufacturing industry is vital not only to our national security but to our prosperity and economic growth. This Government is committed to supporting UK manufacturing jobs and will bring forward a new Defence Industrial Strategy to align the imperatives of national security and a high-growth economy.
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