Question follow-through · 9317
Armed Forces: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the Armed Forces’ assessment that an additional £28 billion in funding is required over the next four years.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 12 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 17 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 17 Jun 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
12 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the Armed Forces’ assessment that an additional £28 billion in funding is required over the next four years.
17 Jun 2026
Target answer date
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17 Jun 2026
Answer published
Spending levels on Defence are a matter for the Prime Minister and Chancellor, and we will publish the Defence Investment Plan before the NATO summit. The Defence Investment Plan will be both affordable and deliverable and will deliver the best kit into t...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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Armed Forces: Driving Tests
13 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will guarantee that planned reductions in civil service headcount in his Department will not result in a reduction in the number of Defence Driving Examiners available to conduct military driving tests.