Defence: Procurement
Commons · Question 98143 · Tabled 8 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Defence · Official record
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by James MacCleary
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of major defence programmes have exceeded their original cost estimates in the last ten years.
Answer
Answered by Luke Pollard, 15 Dec 2025
We inherited considerable delays and cost overruns on a large number of defence procurement projects. We are working to address those through measures set ot in the Defence Industrial Strategy. Further announcements will come as part of the Defence Invest...