Question follow-through · 2109
Defence: Expenditure
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether it is his policy to inform Parliament of deferments to planned expenditures on major programmes within the financial year where they occur.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 29 Jul 2024
- Target answer date
- 2 Sept 2024
- Answer
- 5 Sept 2024 · 38 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment · 23 Jun 2026
- Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness · 23 Jun 2026
- Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 · 22 Jun 2026
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Recorded timeline
29 Jul 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether it is his policy to inform Parliament of deferments to planned expenditures on major programmes within the financial year where they occur.
2 Sept 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
5 Sept 2024
Answer published
The Government, across all Departments, is currently undertaking a Spending Review and will set out its approach to the House in due course.
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
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