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Lord Coaker (Lab)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 15 June 2026

Debate

Defence Investment Plan

Contribution

Smaller industries can also contribute, because they make a massive contribution to the defence of our country. If you look at all the various policy papers that are produced by the MoD, such as the strategic defence review, you will see that it is about buying British but also about making sure that small and medium-sized companies have the option as well. One of the lessons from Ukraine is that you do not necessarily need huge, multibillion-pound conglomerates or the big companies of today; many smaller companies are providing the fighting material that is needed on the front line. The DIP will certainly take forward that lesson as well.

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