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Defence: Industry

Asked by Ben Obese-JectyConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 31 March 2025UIN 40752

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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 20 March 2025 to Question 38195 on NATO: Industry, what his Department's planned timetable is for delivering the 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 Statement of Intent outlined that the new Defence Industrial Strategy will be published in late-Spring 2025.

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