Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his department is taking to increase the resilience of the UK's defence industrial base in support of NATO's long-term deterrence objectives.

The Government is strengthening the resilience of the UK defence industrial base through the Strategic Defence Review's NATO First commitment, supported by plans to increase defence spending to 3% of GDP in the next Parliament and support NATO's ambition of 3.5% by 2035. Through the Defence Industrial Strategy and Defence Investment Plan, Defence will invest £298 billion over four years to improve industrial readiness, strengthen supply chains and increase industry's ability to scale production in response to emerging threats.

The Defence Supply Chain Capability Programme and Industrial Resilience Programme are further enhancing supply chain visibility, identifying vulnerabilities and strengthening collaboration with industry and Allies to ensure Defence can mobilise and sustain capability during times of crisis, supporting NATO's collective deterrence and defence.