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USA: Defence Equipment

Asked by Mr Mark FrancoisConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 14 October 2025UIN 77471

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether (a) officials and (b) Ministers in his Department have corresponded with Lord Mandelson on the acquisition of US-manufactured defence equipment.

Answered by Luke Pollard

As former Ambassador to the United States, Lord Mandelson met regularly with senior Defence officials to discuss a range of issues across the UK-US relationship, including opportunities for closer collaboration on our technology partnership, defence capabilities, AUKUS and other ways to deepen the UK-US bilateral relationship.

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