Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 21434

Tabled: 28 August 2026

Question

Stuart Anderson

ConservativeSouth Shropshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 65 of the Defence investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, how much and what proportion of additional spending in SMEs will be (a) direct contract sourcing and (b) through defence primes