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Defence: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has met with representatives from the defence industry on the potential impact of the time taken to publish the Defence Investment Plan on closures of UK defence firms.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
4 Mar 2026
Target answer date
9 Mar 2026
Answer
7 Apr 2026 · 34 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 4 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has met with representatives from the defence industry on the potential impact of the time taken to publish the Defence Investment Plan on closures of UK defence firms.

  2. 9 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 7 Apr 2026

    Answer published

    The Secretary of State for Defence and other Defence Ministers engage regularly with a wide range of industry stakeholders which make us aware of industry's requirements. These are through established forums, bilateral meetings, and routine commercial eng...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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