Oral Question·Treasury
“What discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Defence on the effectiveness of the Defence Industrial Strategy.”
Tabled: 22 April 2026Answered: 28 April 2026
Asked by
John Milne
Liberal Democrat — Horsham
Answering Minister
the Chancellor of the Exchequer
Answer from Hansard
The Chief Secretary to the Treasury (James Murray)
The Chancellor and the Defence Secretary meet regularly to discuss defence, including the defence industrial strategy. As part of those discussions, they recently met leaders from the UK financial sector to discuss how private investment can also be leveraged to accelerate defence readiness, building on the commitments made in the defence industrial strategy.