Question follow-through · 128975

Strategic Defence Review

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of using defence bonds as a way to finance capital-intensive commitments in the Strategic Defence Review.

answeredTreasury

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Answering body
Treasury
Tabled
21 Apr 2026
Target answer date
27 Apr 2026
Answer
27 Apr 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 21 Apr 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of using defence bonds as a way to finance capital-intensive commitments in the Strategic Defence Review.

  2. 27 Apr 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 27 Apr 2026

    Answer published

    The majority of government borrowing is financed through the issuance of UK government bonds (known as gilts) by the UK Debt Management Office (DMO). In addition, some of the government’s financing is raised in the retail savings market through products o...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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