Question follow-through · 16064
Defence: Economic Growth
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish a breakdown by revenue between the five locations of the Defence Growth Deals.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 6 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 8 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 13 Jul 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
6 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish a breakdown by revenue between the five locations of the Defence Growth Deals.
8 Jul 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
13 Jul 2026
Answer published
All five Defence Growth Deals have been launched, confirming £50 million of Ministry of Defence funding each for Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Plymouth, and South Yorkshire. Each Defence Growth Deal has been designed to leverage other government and ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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