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Ukraine: Military Aid

Asked by Alex BurghartConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 13 March 2025UIN 35733

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Historic £1.6bn deal provides thousands of air defence missiles for Ukraine and boosts UK jobs and growth), published on 2 March 2025, whether (a) an open prior information notice or (b) a voluntary ex-ante transparency notice was published in relation to the procurement.

Answered by Luke Pollard

Neither a Prior Information Notice nor voluntary ex-ante transparency notice were published, noting that this procurement is excluded from applicable procurement legislation as it is pursuant to an international agreement between the UK and Ukraine.

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