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Defence: Investment

Commons · Question 28552 · Tabled 9 Sep 2026 · Ministry of Defence · Official record

Answered 17 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by Luke Myer

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of UK participation in the Defence, Security and Resilience Bank on (a) access to finance for UK defence manufacturers and SMEs and (b) investment in UK defence

Answer

Answered by Luke Pollard, 17 Sep 2026

The UK and Canada share a common objective of strengthening Allied defence industrial capacity through closer international cooperation. The Multilateral Defence Mechanism (MDM) and Canada's proposed Defence, Security and Resilience Bank (DSRB) are intend...