Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 90 of his department’s Defence Industrial Strategy, published 8 September 2025, what progress has been made on streamlining decision-making processes.

This Government inherited a slow and burdensome procurement system. We have announced a series of changes to speed up procurement. As part of this effort, the Department is streamlining decision making as part of reforms to drive pace and agility into acquisition. Business cases are now considered at a single decision point, removing sequential endorsement and approval points whilst ensuring there remains appropriate rigour in the investment approvals system. Our teams have access to tools that enable proportionate project delivery assurance tailored to their programmes and work to review and improve our tools and assurance processes continues.