Oral QuestionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

“What plans he has to publish the UK–Norway Fisheries Framework Agreement.”

Tabled: 8 October 2020Answered: 15 October 2020

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Answer from Hansard

The Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry (Luke Pollard)

To deter and defeat aggression, this Government are investing in innovation in the latest capabilities for our forces. R&D is critical to maximising defence ability to be an engine for growth. It is this Government who have ensured that 10% of our equipment plan must be spent on novel technologies, and we have introduced a £400 million defence innovation fund.