Hilary Benn

Hilary Benn

Labour — Leeds South

Speaking in the House of Commons on 2 April 2025

Debate

Defence Expenditure: Supply Chain

Contribution

The most important thing that we are doing is increasing defence expenditure, which will provide the opportunities to which I referred a moment ago. I also very much welcome the Ministry of Defence’s announcement of a new hub for small and medium-sized enterprises to allow them better access to the defence supply chain. The MOD has also committed to setting a target by July this year for spending on SMEs.

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