Written question asked by Ben Obese-Jecty (Conservative) on Wednesday, 8 July 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 14 July 2026 (named day). It was answered by Luke Pollard (Labour) on Thursday, 16 July 2026 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.
Defence Equipment: Procurement
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the answer of 3 December 2024 to question 15863 on Defence Equipment: Procurement, what his Department’s direct spend is for goods manufactured in China for a) 2024-25 and b) 2025-26.
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Year
Spend (rounded to nearest £100,000)
2019-20
£3.7 million
2020-21
£2.7 million
2021-22
£3.1 million
2022-23
£3.7 miliion
2023-24
£5.3 million
2024-25
£4.3 million
The table shows spend from China peaked in the final full year of the last administration.
We are unable to provide details of the specific items purchased as this spend data is captured by the MOD to monitor contractual spend. Statistical analysis and reporting is a secondary function.
Work on gathering the necessary data for reporting 2025-26 figures is still underway so we are currently unable to provide a figure for China spend in this most recent year.
Secondary information
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- 17109
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- 2026-27
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- Defence equipment China Procurement
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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