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Boxer Vehicles: Procurement

Asked by James CartlidgeConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 16 May 2025UIN 51890

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of jobs that will be supported by the Boxer contract during this Parliament.

Answered by Maria Eagle

The Mechanised Infantry (BOXER) programme supports a network of over 100 UK suppliers. It has created approximately 1,000 direct British jobs and sustains three times as many.

60% by value of the original BOXER production contract is planned to come from the UK.

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