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Strategic Defence Review

Asked by James MacClearyLiberal DemocratMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 29 April 2026UIN 128974

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of using defence bonds as a way to finance capital-intensive commitments in the Strategic Defence Review.

Answered by Luke Pollard

It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.

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