Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 16760
Defence: Finance
Tabled: 7 July 2026
Answered: 14 July 2026
Named DayQuestion
Graham Leadbitter
Scottish National Party — Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Official Statistics MOD regional expenditure with industry 2024/25, what assessment he has made of the impacts of a 6% reduction in defence spending on industry in Scotland, and if he will t
Answer
Luke PollardThe Ministry of Defence does not recognise this figure of a 6% reduction in defence spending on industry in Scotland. We recently published our Defence Investment Plan, which is backed by £298 billion of investment over the next four years. Scotland will ...
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