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Lord Beamish (Lab)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 15 June 2026

Debate

Defence Investment Plan

Contribution

The DIP has a had a gestation period longer than an African elephant, and we are still no further forward. When they came into power, this Government said they were about growth, and a growth agenda for Britain. Does my noble friend agree with me that a growth agenda would be if we actually invested in our defence industries in this country, as opposed to what the Treasury keep doing, which is going for the lowest bidder and moving some of the contracts abroad? This is a great uncertainty for UK industries. If we are going to get the world-changing technologies we need for our defence, we need to get on with it.

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