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UK Defence Innovation: Scotland

Asked by Dave DooganScottish National PartyMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 15 September 2025UIN 76043

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much of the ringfenced UKDI budget will be allocated to Scotland.

Answered by Luke Pollard

As we have set out in our Defence Industrial Strategy (UKDI), the Government is committed to ensuring that the benefits of defence investment are felt in every nation and region of the UK.

Decisions over future UKDI spending will be confirmed through the Defence Investment Plan.

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