{"value":{"id":1811331,"askingMemberId":4519,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2025-06-10T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2025-06-12T00:00:00","uin":"58776","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 5 of the Strategic Defence Review: Making Britain Safer: secure at home, strong abroad, published on 2 June 2025, who the new National Armaments Director appointed on 1 April 2025 is.","answeringBodyId":11,"answeringBodyName":"Ministry of Defence","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":483,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2025-06-18T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>Andy Start is acting National Armaments Director (NAD). He is also the Chief Executive of the Defence Equipment and Support organisation<em>. </em></p><p>This is to ensure that the momentum of Defence Reform is sustained while we recruit for a permanent NAD.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"National Armaments Director: Public Appointments","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1811331","method":"GET"}]}