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 Pollard
The 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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