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17 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 42 of the Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth, last updated on 18 September 2025, what are the existing financing options available for the defence sector.

17 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 42 of the Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth, published on 8 September 2025, CP 1388, what elements will be covered in the (a) Defence Finance and Investment S

17 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 42 of the Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth, published on 8 September 2025, CP 1388, when he plans to publish the Defence Finance and Investment Strategy.

17 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: New Businesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 41 of the Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth, published on 8 September 2025, CP 1388, what recent progress he has made in helping support the creation of a def

17 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 41 of the Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth, published on 8 September 2025, CP 1388, what recent progress he has made in halving the gap with US venture capit

17 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 41 of the Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth, published on 8 September 2025, CP 1388, how much funding his Department plans to provide for the mission to becom

17 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 30 of the Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth, published on 8 September 2025, CP 1388, when he plans to launch the consultation on the UK offsets regime.

17 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 28 of the Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth, published on 8 September 2025, what progress he has made in reducing the regulatory burden for defence suppliers.

17 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 28 of the Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth, published on 8 September 2025, when he plans to establish a defence competition index.

17 Oct 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Defence: Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to page 28 of the Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth, published on 8 September 2025, when he plans to publish the first Modern Industrial Strategy update.

17 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 23 of the Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth, published on 8 September 2025, what the scope is of the Defence Supply Chain Capability Programme.

17 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 23 of the Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth, published on 8 September 2025, what the UK’s reformed commercial model is.

17 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 24 of the Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth, published on 8 September 2025, what steps he has taken to ensure that cryptography capability is UK-based.

17 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Venture Capital

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the level of venture capital investment is within UK defence companies within the Defence Industrial Strategy.

17 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many UK defence scale-ups are being tracked by his Department.

17 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department plans to spend in the Rapid Commercial Exploitation procurement segment in the 2025-26 financial year.

17 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Innovation

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what innovation programmes managed by his Department are in progress.

17 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of his Department's suppliers are registered on the central procurement platform.

17 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 3 April 2025 to Question 44144 on Armed Forces: Training, what recent steps his Department has taken to help improve the Britannia Royal Naval College’s OFSTED rating to Outstanding.

17 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 3 April 2025 to Question 44144 on Armed Forces: Training, what recent steps his Department has taken to help improve the Defence School of Policing and Guarding’s OFSTED rating to Outsta

17 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 3 April 2025 to Question 44144 on Armed Forces: Training, what recent steps his Department has taken to help improve University Officer Training Corps’ OFSTED rating to Outstanding.

17 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 3 April 2025 to Question 44144 on Armed Forces: Training, what recent steps his Department has taken to help improve HMNB Clyde’s OFSTED rating to Outstanding.

17 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 3 April 2025 to Question 44144 on Armed Forces: Training, what recent steps his Department has taken to help improve the 11 Royal School of Signals Regiment’s OFSTED rating to Outstandin

17 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Defence Industrial Joint Council: Public Appointments

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 23 of the Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth, published on 8 September 2025, CP 1388, how the members of the Defence Industrial Joint Council are selected.

17 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Manufacturing Industries

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 23 of the Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth, published on 8 September 2025, CP 1388, which trade unions will be designated as being part of the defence indust

17 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Manufacturing Industries

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 23 of the Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth, published on 8 September 2025, CP 1388, what criteria would need to be met to define a bank as part of the defenc

17 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Manufacturing Industries

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 21 of the Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth, published on 8 September 2025, CP 1388, what criteria would need to be met to define a UK-based company as part o

17 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Manufacturing Industries

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 23 of the Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth, published on 8 September 2025, CP 1388, what criteria would need to be met to define an academic institution as p

17 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 21 of the Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth, published on 8 September 2025, CP 1388, what steps he has taken to reform his Department's (a) procurement and (b

17 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 21 of the Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth, published on 8 September 2025, CP 1388, what steps his Department is taking to help support British tech companie