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Lord Evans of Rainow (Con)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 14 January 2026

Debate

New Medium Helicopter Contract

Contribution

My Lords, further to the point about the supply chain, is the noble Lord aware that when these small and medium-sized enterprises and family companies try to get finance to invest in the machinery required, some financial institutions see investing in companies providing services for defence as a negative? They are seen as immoral. Is the noble Lord aware of that? What can be done to reassure financial institutions that investing in the defence of the realm is exactly the right thing to do?

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