Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 94491
Defence Equipment: Procurement
Tabled: 25 November 2025
Answered: 3 December 2025
Question
Luke Akehurst
Labour — North Durham
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the UK’s ability to sustain production of major defence equipment during a high-intensity conflict without reliance on overseas supply chains.
Answer
Luke PollardThe Strategic Defence Review (SDR) set out how we must move to warfighting readiness, that includes increasing industrial production and capacity and adding resilience. We are delivering on the SDR vision and the Defence Investment Strategy (DIS) sets out...
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