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Written question asked by James MacCleary (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 7 July 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 13 July 2026 (named day). It was answered by Luke Pollard (Labour) on Monday, 20 July 2026 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Defence Equipment

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the planned expenditure on (a) conventional equipment and (b) nuclear equipment in each year from FY26/27 to FY29/30 inclusive.

Answer

The Defence Investment Plan is backed by £298 billion of investment over the next four years and sets out over £180 billion of investment in the integrated force across nine domains, including £64 billion in the Defence Nuclear Enterprise.

Individual annual settlements across the nine integrated force domains will be subject to planning cycles. This will include equipment and other related spend such as infrastructure.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
16751
Session
2026-27
Subjects
Defence equipment Finance
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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