Question follow-through · 36719
Defence: Investment
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has had discussions with pension firms on investment in the defence sector.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 10 Mar 2025
- Target answer date
- 12 Mar 2025
- Answer
- 18 Mar 2025 · 8 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
10 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has had discussions with pension firms on investment in the defence sector.
12 Mar 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
18 Mar 2025
Answer published
Ministers meet a wide range of pension firms regularly. Trustees and fund managers are responsible for making investment decisions in line with their fiduciary duty and member preferences. The Government has been actively engaging with the defence industr...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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