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Written question asked by Alex Burghart (Conservative) on Friday, 21 March 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 31 March 2025 (named day). It was answered by Maria Eagle (Labour) on Monday, 31 March 2025 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Guided Weapons: Procurement

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Historic £1.6bn deal provides thousands of air defence missiles for Ukraine and boosts UK jobs and growth, published 2 March 2025, whether an assessment was conducted under the Public Contract Regulations 2015 to determine whether a direct award was justifiable based on (a) extreme urgency and (b) operational necessity.

Answer

I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him to Question 40323 on 28 March 2025.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
40327
Session
2024-26
Attachment
Guided Weapons: Procurement
Related items
Guided Weapons: Procurement
Friday, 28 March 2025
Written questions
House of Commons
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Contracts Procurement Guided weapons Thales
Legislation
Public Contract Regulations 2015
Link
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