Written question asked by Alex Burghart (Conservative) on Thursday, 20 March 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 24 March 2025. It was answered by Luke Pollard (Labour) on Friday, 28 March 2025 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

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Guided Weapons: Procurement

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release on the award of a £1.6 billion contract to Thales in Belfast for the manufacture of lightweight-multirole missiles, published on 2 March 2025, whether (a) an open prior information notice or (b) a voluntary ex-ante transparency notice was published in relation to the procurement.

Answer

Neither a Prior Information Notice nor voluntary ex-ante transparency notice were published, noting that this procurement is excluded from applicable procurement legislation as it is pursuant to an international agreement between the UK and Ukraine.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

39935

Session

2024-26

Subjects

Disclosure of information Contracts Procurement Guided weapons Thales

Link

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