Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 14725

Defence: Finance

Tabled: 30 June 2026
Answered: 8 July 2026

Question

Callum Anderson

LabourBuckingham and Bletchley

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to publish a framework for measuring the economic return on defence investment.

Answer

Luke Pollard
The Department is committed to ensuring defence is an engine for growth.Defence guarantees our peace and security, which underpins all UK economic growth. The economic return is significant but not amenable to quantification.Additional growth is achieved ...

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