Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 906911

Ammunition: Factories

Tabled: 9 December 2025
Answered: 15 December 2025
Named Day

Question

Irene Campbell

Labour — North Ayrshire and Arran

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to build energetics and munitions factories.

Answer

Luke Pollard
We have committed £1.5 billion to move munitions production to “always on” and build six new munitions and energetics factories. Work is underway to plan the new factories.