Defence: Procurement
Commons · Question 22886 · Tabled 28 Aug 2026 · Ministry of Defence · Official record
Answered 8 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Ben Obese-Jecty
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Recommendation 8 of the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress was made in establishing a new partnership with industry via a new approach to market segmentation and capability portfolios
Answer
Answered by Luke Pollard, 8 Sep 2026
The department is committed to backing British businesses and supporting our defence industrial and skills base, making defence an engine for growth.The segmented approach to procurement is designed to enable programmes to get to contract faster by tailor...