Question follow-through · 34015
Cybersecurity and Defence: Cheltenham
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Prime Minister's oral statement of 25 February 2025 on Defence and Security, Official Report, column 631, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of increases in defence spending
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 26 Feb 2025
- Target answer date
- 3 Mar 2025
- Answer
- 10 Mar 2025 · 12 calendar days after tabling
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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
26 Feb 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Prime Minister's oral statement of 25 February 2025 on Defence and Security, Official Report, column 631, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of increases in defence spending
3 Mar 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
10 Mar 2025
Answer published
The strategic defence review will determine the priority areas for Defence spending, including Defence’s contribution to cyber security. No specific assessment has been made of the potential impact of increases in defence spending on growth in the cyber s...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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