Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 17372

Defence: Finance

Tabled: 9 July 2026
Answered: 27 July 2026

Question

James Cartlidge

ConservativeSouth Suffolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Select Committee session on the Defence Investment Plan on 7 July 2026, what assessment he has made of the potential risks to UK national security arising from the delay in the imple

Answer

Luke Pollard
This Government has ended the underfunding and hollowing out of our Armed Forces that we inherited from the last administration. Backed by £298 billion of investment over the next four years, the Defence Investment Plan will deliver a step change in capab...

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