Question follow-through · 15330
Defence: Supply Chains
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how the Defence Investment Plan will support the reduction of supply chain delays in the defence sector, including by addressing supply chain delays to the Challenger programme.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 2 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 7 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 27 Aug 2026 · 56 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
2 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how the Defence Investment Plan will support the reduction of supply chain delays in the defence sector, including by addressing supply chain delays to the Challenger programme.
7 Jul 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
27 Aug 2026
Answer published
The Defence Investment Plan (DIP) will help reduce supply chain delays by providing industry with greater certainty over future demand, enabling investment in skills, capacity and infrastructure. The DIP is supported by wider procurement reforms and suppl...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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