Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 74118
Global Combat Air Programme: National Income
Tabled: 2 September 2025
Answered: 9 September 2025
Question
Ben Obese-Jecty
Conservative — Huntingdon
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the projected contribution of the Tempest Global Combat Air Programme to GDP.
Answer
Luke PollardThe primary contribution of Defence to GDP is peace and security. There is no sustainable growth without peace, but the contribution GCAP makes to UK peace and security is not amenable to quantitative assessment. GCAP and the wider Future Combat Air Syste...
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