Luke Pollard

Luke Pollard

Labour (Co-op) — Plymouth Sutton and Devonport

Speaking in the House of Commons on 12 November 2026

Debate

United Kingdom Military Installations

Contribution

Yes. The £470 million investment over the next four years in the DIP is for both upgrading the traditional security arrangements that the House will be familiar with—the physical security—and, increasingly, looking at the counter-drone threat and vulnerabilities that were previously not something that defence would worry about. When there are new technologies that we have a greater concern about, we will continue to invest, beyond the four-year period, in more base upgrades as the defence investment period continues.

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