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House of Commons · Ministers' Questions

Covid-19: Defence Industry

Tuesday 12 May 2020 · 1 question

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Key points

  • The Government are providing a range of help and support across all industries, including defence.
  • The Government have been clear about their desire to do everything possible to assist the defence sector.
  • This includes ensuring prompt payment and looking at interim payments where appropriate to support companies.

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Questions & Answers

Q1 Lucy Powell Labour (Co-op) Manchester Central
Defence
Context

The UK's defence sector employs 119,000 people directly and is crucial to national security. The aviation industry is facing a collapse in demand, affecting the defence industry.

Question

What recent assessment has been made of the impact of the covid-19 pandemic on the defence industry? Will the Government now commit to bringing forward major research and development programmes and clean tech to support the sector?

Answer from Jeremy Quin (Minister for Defence Procurement)

The Government are providing a range of help and support across all industries, including defence. In particular, we have been clear about our desire to do everything possible to assist. This includes ensuring prompt payment and looking at interim payments where appropriate to support companies in the industry.

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