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Ministry of Defence: Contracts

Asked by Ben Obese-JectyConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 17 June 2026UIN 9061

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry to the Hon. Member for Huntingdon during the Urgent Question on the Defence Investment Plan on 10 June 2026, by when will he write to the Hon. Member detailing the number of MOD contracts a) cancelled or b) allowed to expire since 1 April 2026.

Answered by Luke Pollard

Since 1 April 2026, 0 Ministry of Defence procurement contracts have been cancelled. Data relating to the number of contracts delayed or renegotiated is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost and not within the requested timescale.

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