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National Security: Procurement

Asked by Sir Gavin WilliamsonConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 10 December 2025UIN 97511

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what criteria does the Government use to determine whether a company constitutes a threat to national security and is thus placed under investigation by the Procurement Act 2023.

Answered by Dan Jarvis

I refer the Rt Hon Member for Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge to my answer on the 9th of December (PQ96652/3/4).

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