Oral Question·Department for Transport
“What recent assessment he has made of Transport for London's progress on reaching financial sustainability.”
Tabled: 10 March 2022Answered: 17 March 2022
Asked by
Gareth Bacon
Conservative — Orpington
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Transport
Answer from Hansard
The Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry (Luke Pollard)
The role of west midlands SMEs in support of our armed forces is vital for our national security. The Ministry of Defence has just published our regional breakdown of defence spending in the west midlands, where we spend £1.7 billion. That is the highest on record, supporting 7,900 jobs, but it is not enough. We will spend an additional £2.5 billion extra with SMEs by 2028, helping to reinforce that defence can be an engine for growth.