Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 42430

Defence: Bolton

Tabled: 31 March 2025

Answered: 7 April 2025

Question

Yasmin Qureshi

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of increasing levels of defence spending on (a) employment and (b) investment in Bolton.

Answer

Maria Eagle

We are ensuring UK defence is on the cutting-edge of technology and innovation, with Defence spending meeting our military needs, supporting 434,000 jobs across the breadth of the UK and increasing the productive capacity of the UK economy to drive sustai...

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