| Heading: |
Defence: UK Relations with EU |
| Question ID: |
1807328 |
| UIN: |
55761 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-05-30 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5193 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Callum Anderson
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| Asking Member handle: |
_CallumAnderson
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@_CallumAnderson
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to facilitate the UK defence industry’s access to the EU’s €150 billion defence loan programme, in the context of the UK-EU security and defence partnership. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-06-09 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
483 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Maria Eagle
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| Answering Member handle: |
meaglemp
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@meaglemp
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| Answer text: |
As this is a critical moment for the security of our continent, we welcome European efforts to increase defence spending, through the ReArm initiative including the EU’s €150 billion loan programme, also known as SAFE (Security Action for Europe). The UK ... |
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| Answering body ID: |
11 |
| Answering body name: |
Ministry of Defence |
| Tweeted: |
true |