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Defence: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Select Committee session on the Defence Investment Plan on 7 July 2026, what assessment he has made of whether current defence expenditure is sufficient to meet the capability assump

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
9 Jul 2026
Target answer date
13 Jul 2026
Answer
22 Jul 2026 · 13 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 9 Jul 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Select Committee session on the Defence Investment Plan on 7 July 2026, what assessment he has made of whether current defence expenditure is sufficient to meet the capability assump

  2. 13 Jul 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 22 Jul 2026

    Answer published

    The Government is confident that the Defence Investment Plan provides the resources needed to deliver the capability priorities set out in the Strategic Defence Review. The plan places Defence on a stronger and more sustainable footing, backed by £298 bil...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

Later records

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Diego Garcia: Military Bases

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Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Defence: Recruitment

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