Written questions

Defence: Manufacturing Industries

2026-07-13 · Ministry of Defence · 18658 · Official question

James Cartlidge

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his department is taking to ensure UK defence manufacturers benefit from the new NATO commitment to expand collective manufacturing capacity.

Answer

The Department is working to ensure UK defence manufacturers benefit from NATO’s focus on expanding collective manufacturing capacity by leveraging NATO mechanisms, including the Defence Production Action Plan, the NATO Defence Industrial Production Board...