Defence: Plymouth and South Yorkshire
Commons · Question 76091 · Tabled 9 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Defence · Official record
Answered 17 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Andrew Snowden
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what criteria his Department used to select Plymouth and South Yorkshire as the initial locations for Defence Growth Deals.
Answer
Answered by Luke Pollard, 17 Sep 2025
The five Defence Growth Deals announced on 8 September 2025 by the Secretary of State for Defence covering Plymouth, South Yorkshire, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland were assessed using a criteria that looked at the Defence Industrial Base and Ecosy...