Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 101507

Defence: Procurement

Tabled: 18 December 2025
Answered: 5 January 2026

Question

Natalie Fleet

LabourBolsover

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of a) the quantity and b) the origin of aluminium used in key Ministry of Defence contracts.

Answer

Luke Pollard
The Department does not currently track the use of aluminium within the supply chain. Following the recent publication of the Critical Minerals Strategy, of which aluminium is included, the Department will be scoping the best way to build this into the mo...

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