Question follow-through · 10139
Defence: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the proportion of expenditure under the forthcoming Defence Investment Plan that will be spent with UK-based companies; whether he plans to introduce minimum UK content requirements f
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 16 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 18 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 22 Jul 2026 · 36 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
16 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the proportion of expenditure under the forthcoming Defence Investment Plan that will be spent with UK-based companies; whether he plans to introduce minimum UK content requirements f
18 Jun 2026
Target answer date
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22 Jul 2026
Answer published
The Defence Investment Plan is backed by £298 billion of investment over the next four years. It reaffirms the Government's commitment to strengthening the UK's defence industrial base, supporting economic growth and delivering the capabilities required b...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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