Defence: Investment
Commons · Question 5216 · Tabled 29 May 2026 · Ministry of Defence · Official record
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by John Cooper
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has assessed the potential impact of a lack of long-term demand certainty on the ability of defence companies to raise external finance.
Answer
Answered by Luke Pollard, 8 Jun 2026
Delivering on the commitments made in the Strategic Defence Review and Defence Industrial Strategy, we are developing a dedicated Defence Finance and Investment Strategy (DFIS). This is supported by a Defence Investors’ Advisory Group, bringing together s...