Oral Answers to Questions

Antonia Bance Excerpts

Thursday 23rd January 2025 Commons Chamber

[Antonia Bance (Tipton and Wednesbury) (Lab)]

T3. The Government were elected on a promise to buy, make and sell more in Britain. What action is the Minister taking to prioritise UK manufacturing and UK-made steel in public procurement for energy and defence products on national security grounds, as is allowed by the World Trade Organisation?

[The Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office (Georgia Gould)]

I welcome the recent conversation with my hon. Friend on this important matter. The Government’s industrial strategy outlines the importance of manufacturing in the defence industry to economic growth and national security. The new national procurement policy statement will put growth at the heart of procurement and will align to our industrial strategy.