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France: Military Alliances

Asked by James CartlidgeConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 21 July 2025UIN 66984

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled New Storm Shadow and missile cooperation to boost jobs as UK and France reboot defence relationship, published on 09 July 2025, how many jobs in total wil

Answered by Maria Eagle

In the UK, 1300 jobs will be sustained and supported by the FC/ASW programme, with 300 jobs sustained and supported by the Storm Shadow programme.

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