Defence: Procurement
Commons · Question 98163 · Tabled 8 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Defence · Official record
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by James MacCleary
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of inflation on capital procurement programmes over the last five years.
Answer
Answered by Luke Pollard, 16 Dec 2025
The Ministry of Defence prepares its cost forecasts with inflation estimates included. However, the higher levels of inflation experienced following Covid-19 and the start of Russia's war against Ukraine has increased costs to Defence, as inflation increa...