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Ministry of Defence: Research

Asked by Ben Obese-JectyConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 28 October 2025UIN 83362

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much and what proportion of his Department's expenditure was on research and development in the latest period for which data is available.

Answered by Luke Pollard

The Departments expenditure on Research and Development for the latest period is £19,701,778.03 (exVAT).

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