Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 16760

Defence: Finance

Tabled: 7 July 2026
Answered: 14 July 2026
Named Day

Question

Graham Leadbitter

Scottish National PartyMoray 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 Pollard
The 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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