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Challenger Tanks: Procurement

Asked by Danny KrugerReform UKMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 16 October 2024UIN 5406

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of changes to the Defence spending uplift on the Challenger 3 programme.

Answered by Luke Pollard

Funding for specific programmes is considered as part of the Department's annual budget setting process. The Strategic Defence Review will report in the first half of next year and will set out recommendations on capabilities.

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