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Department: Ministry of Defence

Oral Answers to Questions

Will Stone Excerpts
Monday 2nd February 2026

(1 day, 8 hours ago)

Commons Chamber
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Will Stone Portrait Will Stone (Swindon North) (Lab)
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Taskforce Kindred has been a fantastic success of this Government. Can the Secretary of State outline if there are plans to extend the programme and how defence SMEs can get on board with it?

John Healey Portrait John Healey
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I can, indeed. Taskforce Kindred has been at the heart of the UK’s rapid response and our reliability as Ukraine’s closest ally since Putin first invaded Ukraine nearly four years back. It will continue to play a central role in the future, and it has lessons for the procurement and provision of our own kit and systems for our forces.