| Heading: |
Defence: Expenditure |
| Question ID: |
1760506 |
| UIN: |
27782 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-01-30 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5239 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Sarah Gibson
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Sarah Gibson
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential long-term impact of increasing UK defence spending on (a) economic growth, (b) innovation and (c) job creation in the defence sector. |
| Is named day: |
false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-02-07 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
483 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Maria Eagle
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| Answering Member handle: |
meaglemp
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@meaglemp
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| Correcting Member ID: |
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| Answer text: |
The Government recognises the vital role Defence plays not only in our national security but also in delivering economic growth to all nations and regions of the United Kingdom. Peace and security are the essential preconditions of long-term economic grow... |
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| Answering body ID: |
11 |
| Answering body name: |
Ministry of Defence |
| Tweeted: |
true |