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Debate between Stuart Andrew and Virendra Sharma
Monday 8th July 2019
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Mr Virendra Sharma (Ealing, Southall) (Lab)
Will the Secretary of State commit to spend more to protect UK intellectual property, which is the underpinning of our high-tech defence industry?
Stuart Andrew
The hon. Gentleman raises an important point. We had that extra £1.8 billion in the most recent Budget because this is the exactly the sort of area we will look at. I assure him that I have regular meetings with industry and with the forces to talk about those very issues.