Oral Question·Cabinet Office
“If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.”
Tabled: 9 July 2020Answered: 16 July 2020
Answering Minister
the Minister for the Cabinet Office
Answer from Hansard
The Minister for Defence Procurement and Industry (Maria Eagle)
In order to deliver for defence and make defence manufacturing an engine for growth, we must improve our export performance. Potential customers want a consistent Government-to-Government offer, so as part of defence reform, a new national armaments director and defence exports office will support defence export campaigns, and responsibility for the promotion of defence exports will be transferred to the Ministry of Defence.