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Defence Equipment: Expenditure

Asked by Helen MaguireLiberal DemocratMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 19 December 2024UIN 20117

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department spent on (a) weapons, (b) ammunition and (c) armoured fighting vehicles in (i) 2022/2023 and (ii) 2023/24; and what estimate he has made of such spending in 2024/25.

Answered by Maria Eagle

This information is not held centrally and therefore it has not been possible to provide the answer within the allotted time frame. I will write to the hon. Member with an update in due course and place a copy of my letter in the Library of the House.

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