Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 12141

Artillery: Iron and Steel

Tabled: 31 October 2024
Answered: 7 November 2024

Question

James Cartlidge

Conservative — South Suffolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the manufacture of large-calibre gun barrels as part of the Trinity House Agreement will exclusively use recycled British steel.

Answer

Maria Eagle
The Trinity House Agreement will drive investment into the UK, and pave the way for the way for a new artillery gun barrel factory to be opened in the UK. The opening of the Rheinmetall factory will see the UK manufacture artillery gun barrels for the fir...
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