Defence: Economic Growth

About this written question

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Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Tabled

28 Aug 2026

Target answer date

2 Sept 2026

Answer

8 Sept 2026 · 11 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

1. 28 Aug 2026

   Question tabled

   To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, since his department’s Defence Industrial Strategy, published 8 September 2025, what progress has been made on the Defence Growth Deals.

2. 2 Sept 2026

   Target answer date

   Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

3. 8 Sept 2026

   Answer published

   Since the publication of the Defence Industrial Strategy, all five Defence Growth Deals have launched, confirming £50 million of defence investment each for Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Plymouth, and South Yorkshire. We continue to work closely with...

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.