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Defence: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Cabinet Office guidance entitled May 2026 Elections: guidance on conduct for civil servants, updated on 2 March 2026, has affected the timing of the publication of the Defence Investment Plan.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
13 May 2026
Target answer date
18 May 2026
Answer
21 May 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 13 May 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Cabinet Office guidance entitled May 2026 Elections: guidance on conduct for civil servants, updated on 2 March 2026, has affected the timing of the publication of the Defence Investment Plan.

  2. 18 May 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 21 May 2026

    Answer published

    We will publish the Defence Investment Plan (DIP) when it is ready. It is essential that we take the time required to ensure decisions are robust and support the transformation of the Armed Forces outlined in the Strategic Defence Review. Once finalised, ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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