Written Question·Treasury·UIN 14743

Energy and Transport: Finance

Tabled: 30 June 2026
Answered: 6 July 2026
Named Day

Question

Ayoub Khan

IndependentBirmingham Perry Barr

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has conducted an assessment of the potential economic impact from (i) cancellation, (ii) delay, (iii) descoping, (iv) or reprofiling of energy and transport projects to fund increases in defen

Answer

Lucy Rigby
A safer, more secure country is the right environment for the investment needed to deliver economic growth. This Government’s commitment to the fiscal rules is non-negotiable. To fund the Defence Investment Plan within the fiscal rules, departments have b...

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