Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the response of the Permanent Secretary to Question 33 in the Defence Committee Session on MoD Annual Report and Accounts 2024-25, HC 1779 on 17 March 2026, how many people are included in his comments that the Defence Investment Plan needs to be agreed by everyone across Government.

The Defence Investment Plan will be a Government document and plan, underpinned by the normal and appropriate collective agreement.