Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 4231

Defence: Demonstrations

Tabled: 4 September 2024

Answered: 19 September 2024

Named Day

Question

James Cartlidge

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will estimate the cost to the defence industry of lost output resulting from disruption linked to political protest in the last 12 months.

Answer

Maria Eagle

The Ministry of Defence regularly monitors risks and issues facing our suppliers as part of our supply chain resilience work. We have not made a specific estimate of financial costs over the past 12 months.