Question follow-through · 908021
Defence: Wales
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of increases in defence spending on Wales.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Wales Office
- Tabled
- 24 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 4 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 4 Mar 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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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
24 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of increases in defence spending on Wales.
4 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
4 Mar 2026
Answer published
The increased defence budget will help both grow our economy and our thriving defence sector in Wales.I was pleased to welcome the Defence Secretary to Cardiff Castle with the First Minister to sign our landmark £50m Wales Defence Growth Deal.Focused on a...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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