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Defence: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Q33 of the oral evidence given by her Department's Permanent Secretary to the Defence Committee on 17 March 2026, HC 1779, which Departments have not agreed to the Defence Investment Plan.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
20 Mar 2026
Target answer date
24 Mar 2026
Answer
26 Mar 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 20 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Q33 of the oral evidence given by her Department's Permanent Secretary to the Defence Committee on 17 March 2026, HC 1779, which Departments have not agreed to the Defence Investment Plan.

  2. 24 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 26 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    The Defence Investment Plan will be a Government document and plan, underpinned by the normal and appropriate collective agreement.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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