Written questions

Defence: Manufacturing Industries

2026-07-13 · Ministry of Defence · 18660 · Official question

James Cartlidge

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his department is taking to increase the resilience of the UK's defence industrial base in support of NATO's long-term deterrence objectives.

Answer

The Government is strengthening the resilience of the UK defence industrial base through the Strategic Defence Review's NATO First commitment, supported by plans to increase defence spending to 3% of GDP in the next Parliament and support NATO's ambition ...