Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 64070

Ammunition: Factories

Tabled: 1 July 2025

Answered: 10 July 2025

Question

Carla Lockhart

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Strategic Defence Review 2025, whether he plans to locate a munitions factory in Northern Ireland.

Answer

Maria Eagle

The Strategic Defence Review committed £1.5 billion investment for an "always on" pipeline for munitions and to build at least six new energetics and munitions factories in the UK. Feasibility studies are already underway to explore potential ma...

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