Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 115095
Defence: Finance
Tabled: 23 February 2026
Answered: 20 March 2026
Named DayQuestion
James Cartlidge
Conservative — South Suffolk
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the cost envelope for the Defence Investment Plan will be based on his Department's (a) Resource Departmental Expenditure Limit, (b) Capital Departmental Expenditure Limit and (c) Total Departmental Expen
Answer
Luke PollardThe Defence Investment Plan will be a comprehensive plan to deliver the vision set out in the Strategic Defence Review. It will cover the full scope of the defence against the Department's respective CDEL and RDEL settlements.