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Defence: Procurement

Asked by James CartlidgeConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 13 December 2024UIN 17848

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has instituted a freeze in his Department on new procurement to satisfy Urgent Capability Requirements.

Answered by Maria Eagle

The Department has not been told to put a hold on new procurement in this financial year.

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