Question follow-through · 129263
Ammunition: Factories
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress he has made on delivering at least six new munitions factories.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 22 Apr 2026
- Target answer date
- 27 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 27 Apr 2026 · 5 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
22 Apr 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress he has made on delivering at least six new munitions factories.
27 Apr 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
27 Apr 2026
Answer published
Feasibility studies are planned to be contracted in Spring 2026, and to conclude in August 2026. The Ministry of Defence intends to announce investments in quarter 3 2026 with a view to beginning construction of the first factories before the end of the y...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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