PARLIAMENTARY DEBATE
Tracked Vehicles - 6 July 2020 (Commons/Commons Chamber)
Debate Detail
Contributions from Mr Richard Holden, are highlighted with a yellow border.
Mr Richard Holden
North West Durham
15:05:05
Jeremy Quin
The Minister for Defence Procurement
Armoured tracked vehicles remain at the core of Defence’s high-intensity war-fighting capability, and ongoing demand is evidenced in the Army’s investment in new fully digitised tracked Ajax vehicles.
15:05:43
Mr Holden
Cook Defence Systems in Stanhope in my constituency makes the tracks for all the Army’s fighting vehicles and increasingly for fighting vehicles overseas. Will the Minister join me on a visit to Cook Defence Systems to see what export opportunities could be achieved in addition to its work with the British Army?
Jeremy Quin
I am grateful for that invitation. I am speaking to north-east defence companies on a call next week. Our ability to make physical visits to companies has clearly been restrained by covid, but as soon as my diary allows, I would be delighted to visit Cook Defence Systems in person.
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