Question follow-through · 18654
Defence: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has conducted an assessment of the implications for NATO should implementation of the Defence Investment Plan be delayed.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 14 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 16 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 28 Jul 2026 · 14 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
14 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has conducted an assessment of the implications for NATO should implementation of the Defence Investment Plan be delayed.
16 Jul 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
28 Jul 2026
Answer published
The Government is committed to the implementation of the Defence Investmeny Plan (DIP). The DIP implements our ‘NATO First’ approach, placing NATO requirements and interoperability at the heart of UK capability planning. The decisions we have taken will i...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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