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Thales: Northern Ireland

Asked by Alex BurghartConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 10 March 2025UIN 35734

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department made an assessment of the value-for-money of the award the contract to Thales Northern Ireland for lightweight-multirole missiles prior to the award of that contract on 2 March 2025.

Answered by Maria Eagle

Value for Money of the contract has been assessed in accordance with normal Departmental practice, including benchmarking, in addition to a bottom-up price assessment. In addition to UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) internal assurance the Ukrainian MOD have also been satisfied that the deal represents good Value for Money.

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