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Debate between Laurence Turner and Sally Jameson
Monday 3rd November 2025

(1 day, 11 hours ago)

Commons Chamber
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Laurence Turner Portrait Laurence Turner (Birmingham Northfield) (Lab)
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8. What steps he is taking to help ensure that the defence sector supports economic growth.

Sally Jameson Portrait Sally Jameson (Doncaster Central) (Lab/Co-op)
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10. What steps he is taking to help ensure that the defence sector supports economic growth.

Luke Pollard Portrait The Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry (Luke Pollard)
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Defence is an engine for growth. The defence industrial strategy, which we published in September, sets out how we will reform procurement, cut contracting times, spend more of our rising defence budget with British companies, invest in frontier technologies and skills, crowd in private capital and support regional development.

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