Oral Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
“If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.”
Tabled: 13 July 2023Answered: 19 July 2023
Asked by
Sir Edward Leigh
Conservative — Gainsborough
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
Answer from Hansard
The Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry (Luke Pollard)
As we move towards warfighting readiness, the Government are investing more of our rising defence budget in new technologies and innovation, and the need for more innovative solutions to address emerging challenges is paramount in these darker and more dangerous times. On 1 July we launched UK Defence Innovation, a £400 million fund, and we will spend 10% of the equipment budget on innovative technologies that will deliver for defence.