Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 14723

Defence: Research

Tabled: 30 June 2026
Answered: 9 July 2026

Question

Callum Anderson

LabourBuckingham and Bletchley

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential for defence investment to increase private sector research intensity in the UK economy.

Answer

Luke Pollard
Defence investment in science and technology has the potential to increase private sector research intensity by providing clear demand signals, co-funding opportunities and technology roadmaps that encourage defence industry to undertake additional resear...

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