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Defence: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to her Department's press release entitled Joint statement from Finland, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom on joint defence financing and procurement, published on 17 March 2026, whether the

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
23 Mar 2026
Target answer date
25 Mar 2026
Answer
31 Mar 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 23 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to her Department's press release entitled Joint statement from Finland, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom on joint defence financing and procurement, published on 17 March 2026, whether the

  2. 25 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 31 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    The finance mechanism will unlock finance and support joint procurement between partners of key capabilities, alongside providing loans to the defence industry and government to accelerate defence sector investment. The mechanism is still in development w...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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