Written question asked by Andrew Rosindell (Reform UK) on Friday, 30 January 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 3 February 2026. It was answered by Luke Pollard (Labour) on Thursday, 5 February 2026 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.
Defence: Procurement
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent steps he has taken to improve the (a) cost and (b) time efficiency of armed forces procurement processes.
- Answer
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The Defence Industrial Strategy and Strategic Defence Review set out plans to overhaul procurement. Our new segmented approach to procurement, supported by accelerated commercial pathways, is designed to enable programmes to get to contract faster and be more cost efficient. We are making progress towards the target date of 1 April 2026 for establishment of the segmented approach in line with the Strategic Defence Review.
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- 109788
- Session
- 2024-26
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- Defence Procurement
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