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Defence: Contracts

Asked by James CartlidgeConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 4 December 2025UIN 95704

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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 27 November 2025 to Question 93964 on Defence: Contracts, how many of the 1,000 signed contracts are valued below £5 million.

Answered by Luke Pollard

The Department can confirm that, out of 1,000 signed contracts, 561 have a value of less than £5 million.

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