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Armed Forces: Electronic Surveillance

Asked by James CartlidgeConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 15 July 2025UIN 64783

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many orders of electronic surveillance equipment his Department has made for use by the armed forces since 5 July 2024.

Answered by Maria Eagle

The Department procure a number of systems across all domains, many of which are integrated into larger platforms. Consequently, the information requested is not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.

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