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Written Question
Defence: Wales
Wednesday 4th March 2026

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.