Question follow-through · 20146
Defence: Expenditure
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of defence spending on (a) economic growth and (b) regional growth in each of the next five years.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 16 Dec 2024
- Target answer date
- 19 Dec 2024
- Answer
- 19 Dec 2024 · 3 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
16 Dec 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of defence spending on (a) economic growth and (b) regional growth in each of the next five years.
19 Dec 2024
Target answer date
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19 Dec 2024
Answer published
The Government is bringing forward a Defence Industrial Strategy that aligns our security and economic priorities. The strategic aim of the Defence Industrial Strategy is to make sure the imperatives of national security and a high-growth economy are addr...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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