Written question asked by Ben Obese-Jecty (Conservative) on Friday, 17 October 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 21 October 2025. It was answered by Luke Pollard (Labour) on Monday, 27 October 2025 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.
Defence: Manufacturing Industries
- Question
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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 part of the defence industrial base.
- Answer
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The Defence Industrial Strategy adopts a whole of society approach to the defence sector and redefines the UK defence industrial base to include academic institutions based on the contribution they make to defence Research and Development and the provision of skills and education needed in the workforce that defence relies upon.
Secondary information
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- Written question
- Reference
- 83088
- Session
- 2024-26
- Related items
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Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth
Monday, 8 September 2025
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House of Commons
House of Lords
- Subjects
- Defence Manufacturing industries Training
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