Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 74117

Typhoon Aircraft: National Income

Tabled: 2 September 2025

Answered: 7 October 2025

Question

Ben Obese-Jecty

Conservative — Huntingdon

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the contribution of Typhoon jets to GDP.

Answer

Luke Pollard

The biggest contribution of defence to GDP is peace and security. My Department has made no estimate of the contribution to GDP of any individual programmes and capabilities. The Defence Industrial Strategy published on 8 September 2025 clearly set out ho...

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