Oral QuestionMinistry of Defence

If he will bring forward equipment procurement decisions to support the defence industry during the covid-19 outbreak.

Tabled: 22 October 2020Answered: 2 November 2020

Asked by

Stephanie Peacock

LabourBarnsley South

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Defence

Answer from Hansard

The Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Stephen Doughty)

The UK-United States relationship has been a cornerstone of our security and prosperity for over a century, and we will never turn away from it. The Foreign Secretary and I have regular and wide-ranging discussions with our counterparts. Indeed, in the past week, we have discussed economic ties with governors from across the United States. The Business and Trade Secretary speaks regularly with his US counterparts—including, most recently, the trade representative—to reinforce the importance of delivering on our economic prosperity deal.