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Written Question
Guided Weapons
Wednesday 10th December 2025

Asked by: Stuart Andrew (Conservative - Daventry)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Government plans to publish a detailed roadmap for improving national missile defence capabilities, including timelines and funding commitments.

Answered by Luke Pollard - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)

The Strategic Defence Review announced up to £1 billion of investment in Integrated Air and Missile Defence. This announcement responds to the threat the UK faces and will shape our future Integrated Air and Missile Defence capability. Work to deliver the Strategic Defence Review recommendations, including on homeland Integrated Air and Missile Defence, will be prioritised appropriately against the assessed threat picture as part of the future Integrated Force and set out in the Defence Investment Plan to be published this year.

Written Question
Guided Weapons
Wednesday 10th December 2025

Asked by: Stuart Andrew (Conservative - Daventry)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment his Department has made of the UK’s vulnerability to long-range missile threats, including ballistic and cruise missile systems; and what steps he is taking to strengthen integrated air and missile defence as part of the Strategic Defence Review.

Answered by Luke Pollard - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)

The Strategic Defence Review announced up to £1 billion of investment in Integrated Air and Missile Defence. This announcement responds to the threat the UK faces and will shape our future Integrated Air and Missile Defence capability. Work to deliver the Strategic Defence Review recommendations, including on homeland Integrated Air and Missile Defence, will be prioritised appropriately against the assessed threat picture as part of the future Integrated Force and set out in the Defence Investment Plan to be published this year.

Speech in Ministerial Corrections - Wed 17 Jul 2019
Defence

"All of our vision is for a shipbuilding sector that does not need a contract for a couple of non-complex warships; it could also work in the civil sector.

[Official Report, 11 July 2019, Vol. 663, c. 222WH.]

Letter of correction from the Under-Secretary of State for Defence, the hon. …..."
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Speech in Ministerial Corrections - Wed 17 Jul 2019
Defence

"All of our vision is for a shipbuilding sector that does not need a contract for a couple of non-complex ships; it could also work in the civil sector...."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 11 Jul 2019
National Shipbuilding Strategy

"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Evans. I congratulate the right hon. Member for North Durham (Mr Jones) on securing the debate, and I thank all right hon. and hon. Members for their contributions. I echo the comments made by the hon. Member for Merthyr Tydfil …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 11 Jul 2019
National Shipbuilding Strategy

"If the hon. Gentleman will forgive me, I will come on to that point a little later, because I accept that it is an important element of where we need to get to to try to support our shipbuilding industries.

I was glad that the APPG’s report recognised the contribution …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 11 Jul 2019
National Shipbuilding Strategy

"I said that I would come on to those issues a little later, and I promise I will—I will not hide from them.

The strategy is important for the Ministry of Defence, but I am keen that we look at this across Government too. For that reason, I have asked …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 11 Jul 2019
National Shipbuilding Strategy

"I will come on to my right hon. Friend’s comments. He talks about funding, which is absolutely the heart of the issue. With a very challenging budget, we must ensure that we get the maximum capability possible for our armed forces at the best value. I must say that in …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 11 Jul 2019
National Shipbuilding Strategy

"I will give way to my right hon. Friend, but there will be a fixed budget, and we must get the best we can out of that money...."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 11 Jul 2019
National Shipbuilding Strategy

"I am grateful for the point that my right hon. Friend makes. That is the balance we are struggling with at the moment; I will be completely up front about that. It will probably be helpful if I go on to talk about what my right hon. Friend the Secretary …..."
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