Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 108704
Defence: Small Businesses
Tabled: 27 January 2026
Answered: 4 February 2026
Question
James Cartlidge
Conservative — South Suffolk
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to support British SMEs in light of the delay to the Defence Investment Plan.
Answer
Luke PollardThe Department is working flat out to deliver the Defence Investment Plan (DIP), which will be published as soon as possible. It is underpinned by the Government’s largest sustained increase in defence spending since the end of the Cold War, with £270 bil...
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