A question on #DefenceEquipment #IronAndSteel tabled by Sir Julian Lewis on 31-03-2025 has been answered by Maria Eagle.

Heading: Defence Equipment: Iron and Steel
Question ID: 1790360
UIN: 42386
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-03-31
Asking Member ID: 54
Asking Member display name: Sir Julian Lewis
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Asking Member Twitter reference: Sir Julian Lewis
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the (a) domestic and (b) foreign sources of high-grade steel on which his Department will rely for the manufacture of (i) warships, (ii) armoured vehicles and (iii) jet aircraft (A) for the remain
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Date answered: 2025-04-04
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Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 483
Answering Member display name: Maria Eagle
Answering Member handle: meaglemp
Answering Member Twitter reference: @meaglemp
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Answer text: The Defence Industrial Strategy will carefully consider the Ministry of Defence’s approach to steel, as a sub-sector within Defence and a critical element of the UK’s Defence industrial base. This will include consideration of the MOD’s use of specialist ...
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Answering body ID: 11
Answering body name: Ministry of Defence
Tweeted: true