Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 23382

Defence: Research

Tabled: 24 April 2024

Answered: 1 May 2024

Named Day

Question

John Healey

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much of the £6.6bn in R&D spend for defence announced in his Department's paper entitled Defence and Security Industrial Strategy: A strategic approach to the UK’s defence and security industrial sectors, CP

Answer

James Cartlidge

As part of this Spending Review Period (financial years 2021-22 to 2024-25) the Department established a ringfence of £6.6 billion for R&D across the four years. This was a minimum required spend over the period, rather than a set amount. All R&D funding ...

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