§ Mr. PriskTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence when the Investment Strategy for his Department will be published for this year; and if he will make a statement. [137915]
§ Mr. IngramThe Defence Investment Strategy is published biennially following the settlement of each Spending Review. The current strategy is set out in the 2002 Defence Investment Strategy, which can be found on the Ministry of Defence's web page at www. mod.uk/linked_files/issues/invstrat2002.pdf. We expect to publish the next Defence Investment Strategy in Autumn 2004.