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Helicopters: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of his timetable to publish the Defence Investment Plan on the delivery of the New Medium Helicopter programme.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
20 Jan 2026
Target answer date
22 Jan 2026
Answer
27 Jan 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 20 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of his timetable to publish the Defence Investment Plan on the delivery of the New Medium Helicopter programme.

  2. 22 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 27 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    Defence continues to manage its capabilities and programmes to ensure they are not unnecessarily impacted or delayed whilst the upcoming Defence Investment Plan (DIP) is developed. The Department is working flat out to deliver the DIP, which will be publi...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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