Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 127666

China: Defence Equipment

Tabled: 15 April 2026
Answered: 22 April 2026

Question

Graeme Downie

LabourDunfermline and Dollar

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of (a) trends in the level of Chinese-manufactured technology used in UK defence procurement and supply chains and (b) the potential impact of that technology on national s

Answer

Luke Pollard
The Ministry of Defence regularly reviews its critical supply chains, to identify and mitigate risks to defence capability. While the department does not routinely comment on the origin of specific components of our planned or in service capabilities, we ...

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