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Defence: Industry

Asked by Liam ByrneLabourMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 21 November 2024UIN 14593

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made on commissioning a new Defence Industrial Strategy.

Answered by Maria Eagle

This Government is committed to bringing forward a Defence Industrial Strategy which ensures the imperatives of national security and a high-growth economy are aligned.

The development of the Defence Industrial Strategy will explore how to establish a better, more innovative and more resilient defence sector, enabling the UK to innovate, deter its adversaries and seize opportunities presented by the technologies of the future.

The Defence Industrial Strategy will be developed at pace in parallel with, but separate from, the Strategic Defence Review and will be published in 2025.

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