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Defence Equipment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what percentage of equipment used by the British armed forces is made in the UK.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
7 Jan 2026
Target answer date
12 Jan 2026
Answer
15 Jan 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 7 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what percentage of equipment used by the British armed forces is made in the UK.

  2. 12 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 15 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    The Government is spending more of a rising defence budget with British companies. Ministry of Defence (MOD) total direct expenditure with industry was £35.4 billion in 2024-25, of which £31.7 billion was with UK industry. Of the total industry spend, £11...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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