Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 901546

Tabled: 13 October 2026
Answered: 19 October 2026
Named Day

Question

Edward Morello

Liberal Democrat — West Dorset

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to improve defence procurement.

Answer

Luke Pollard
The procurement system we inherited was broken. Defence procurement was slow, expensive and not fit for a period of war fighting readiness. Through our Procurement Segmentation and new Commercial Pathways, we are making procurement more agile, opening up ...
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