Asked by: Patricia Ferguson (Labour - Glasgow West)
Question to the Wales Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of increases in defence spending on Wales.
Answered by Jo Stevens - Secretary of State for Wales
The increased defence budget will help both grow our economy and our thriving defence sector in Wales.
I was pleased to welcome the Defence Secretary to Cardiff Castle with the First Minister to sign our landmark £50m Wales Defence Growth Deal.
Focused on autonomous defence technology, the deal will help make defence an engine for growth, boosting innovation, SME support and high-skilled jobs in Wales.