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Defence: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 4 June 2026 to question 4901 on Defence: Finance, on what date was the Armed Forces Minister first given sight of the Defence Investment Plan.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
9 Jun 2026
Target answer date
15 Jun 2026
Answer
8 Jul 2026 · 29 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 9 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 4 June 2026 to question 4901 on Defence: Finance, on what date was the Armed Forces Minister first given sight of the Defence Investment Plan.

  2. 15 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 8 Jul 2026

    Answer published

    Ministers have been engaged in broad discussions about the Strategic Defence Review, the Defence Industrial Strategy and the Defence Investment Plan since we took office. Drafts were shared with Ministers for input as the Defence Investment Plan was devel...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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