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Ministry of Defence: Procurement

Asked by James CartlidgeConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 8 September 2025UIN 70672

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 47 of the Strategic Defence Review: Making Britain Safer, published on 2 June 2025, when he plans to appoint a data and AI lead within each procurement capability portfolio in his Department.

Answered by Luke Pollard

The Ministry of Defence is introducing service-agnostic capability portfolios to increase flexibility and drive pace in procurement.

Portfolios will improve collaboration and integration pan-defence and ensure that cross-cutting aspects such as data and AI are embedded in delivery from the outset and throughout the lifecycle of new capabilities.

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