Question follow-through · 69422

Defence: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Defence Investment Plan will be published before the rise of the House on 18 December 2025.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
21 Jul 2025
Target answer date
1 Sept 2025
Answer
1 Sept 2025 · 42 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 21 Jul 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Defence Investment Plan will be published before the rise of the House on 18 December 2025.

  2. 1 Sept 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 1 Sept 2025

    Answer published

    We expect to publish the Defence Investment Plan this autumn, before the Christmas recess period.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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