Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 17109

Defence Equipment: Procurement

Tabled: 8 July 2026

Answered: 16 July 2026

Named Day

Question

Ben Obese-Jecty

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the answer of 3 December 2024 to question 15863 on Defence Equipment: Procurement, what his Department’s direct spend is for goods manufactured in China for a) 2024-25 and b) 2025-26.

Answer

Luke Pollard

YearSpend (rounded to nearest £100,000)2019-20£3.7 million2020-21£2.7 million2021-22£3.1 million2022-23£3.7 miliion2023-24£5.3 million2024-25£4.3 million The table shows spend from China peaked in the final full year of the last administration. We are una...

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