Defence Equipment: Procurement
Commons · Question 94491 · Tabled 25 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Defence · Official record
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Luke Akehurst
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the UK’s ability to sustain production of major defence equipment during a high-intensity conflict without reliance on overseas supply chains.
Answer
Answered by Luke Pollard, 3 Dec 2025
The Strategic Defence Review (SDR) set out how we must move to warfighting readiness, that includes increasing industrial production and capacity and adding resilience. We are delivering on the SDR vision and the Defence Investment Strategy (DIS) sets out...