Extracts from Defence Questions - Feb 1
Tuesday, 2 February 2021 07:05
Jason McCartney (Colne Valley) (Con): What progress has been made
with the upgrade of the British armoured vehicle capability? What
are the Government doing to ensure that those contracts are
fulfilled by British-based manufacturers such as David Brown
Santasalo, which is based in my constituency? The Minister for
Defence Procurement (Jeremy Quin): It was a great pleasure for me
and the Secretary of State to join my hon. Friend in visiting David
Brown last year to discuss its vital work on...Request free trial
(Colne Valley) (Con): What progress has been
made with the upgrade of the British armoured
vehicle capability? What are the Government doing to
ensure that those contracts are fulfilled by British-based
manufacturers such as David Brown Santasalo, which is based in my
constituency?
The Minister for Defence Procurement (): It was a great
pleasure for me and the Secretary of State to join my hon. Friend
in visiting David Brown last year to discuss its vital work on Type
26 frigates not only for us, but our allies. Investment in UK
armour, as I think my hon. Friend knows, is ongoing with the
Boxer programme and AJAX Other projects are also under
active consideration.
(North East
Bedfordshire) (Con) [V]: Thank you, Mr Speaker. As my
right hon. Friend considers his review priorities, will he commend
the Warrior capability sustainment programme for
providing greater certainty in delivering on its budget and greater
confidence that that will be delivered on time, and for its
commitment to developing skills and the UK supply chain?
The Minister for Defence Procurement ()
The Warrior CSP is now at an advanced stage
in its demonstration phase. It has been ongoing for a period—it is
now 75% through—but all projects are subject to the integrated
review. I know that my hon. Friend would not expect me to comment
on any particular project at this stage, but I will say that it is
one of a huge number of contributions that Bedfordshire makes to
defence, including across AJAX Wildcat and Tempest. It is a
county that has got a great investment in and support for our
services.
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