Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 83110

Defence: Industry

Tabled: 17 October 2025

Answered: 20 November 2025

Question

Ben Obese-Jecty

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 41 of the Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth, published on 8 September 2025, CP 1388, how much funding his Department plans to provide for the mission to becom

Answer

Luke Pollard

The Government has boosted defence spending by £5 billion this year alone, as part of the largest sustained increase in defence spending since the end of the Cold War. This will see defence spending increase to 2.6% of GDP from 2027 with an ambition of hi...

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