Question follow-through · 41396

Defence Growth Board: Finance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the projected cost of establishing and operating the Defence Growth Board is; and how it will be funded within the constraints of the fiscal rules and his Department's existing budget.

answeredTreasury

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Treasury
Tabled
26 Mar 2025
Target answer date
31 Mar 2025
Answer
1 Apr 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 26 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the projected cost of establishing and operating the Defence Growth Board is; and how it will be funded within the constraints of the fiscal rules and his Department's existing budget.

  2. 31 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 1 Apr 2025

    Answer published

    The Defence Growth Board is an internal cross-departmental board. It has been created to maximise Defence’s contribution to the Government’s first priority, the Growth Mission, through providing a mechanism for Ministers to drive the integration of econom...

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