Written question asked by James Cartlidge (Conservative) on Friday, 3 July 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 8 July 2026 (named day). It was answered by Luke Pollard (Labour) on Thursday, 16 July 2026 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.
Ammunition: Finance
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 1 July to Question 12213 on Ammunition: Finance, how much in each year referred to is new money allocated from the Defence Investment Plan.
- Answer
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The Defence Investment Plan (DIP) provided a unique opportunity to reset the entire defence programme to deliver the recommendations within the Strategic Defence Review. It is not possible to make a like-for-like comparison against previous planning assumptions due to an ever-evolving global munitions environment. We are therefore unable to attribute changes against a previously established baseline.
However, our projected spend on weapons and munitions outlined in the Defence Investment plan totals £11.1 billion and is broken down by financial year (FY) as follows:
FY2026-27
FY2027-28
FY2028-29
FY2029-30
Total DIP Munitions spend
£2.22 billion
£2.62 billion
£3.15 billion
£3.11 billion
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- 15726
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- 2026-27
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- Ammunition Finance
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