Question follow-through · 14524

Defence: Supply Chains

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential of the Autumn Budget 2024 on the defence supply chain.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body: Ministry of Defence
Tabled: 15 Nov 2024
Target answer date: 19 Nov 2024
Answer: 25 Nov 2024 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

15 Nov 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential of the Autumn Budget 2024 on the defence supply chain.
19 Nov 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
25 Nov 2024
Answer published
The Autumn Budget settlement means the defence budget will grow in line with the economy. The Department is committed to bringing forward a new Defence Industrial Strategy which will ensure national security and a high-growth economy. The strategy will de...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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