Written Question·Wales Office·UIN 903803

Defence: Expenditure

Tabled: 22 April 2025
Answered: 30 April 2025
Named Day

Question

Kanishka Narayan

LabourVale of Glamorgan

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed increase in defence spending on the economy in Wales.

Answer

Dame Nia Griffith
At the Spring Statement, the Chancellor increased the defence budget by £2.2 billion in 2025-26. This will boost the Welsh economy and our thriving defence sector, where the Ministry of Defence is already supporting 7,700 jobs across the length and breadt...

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