Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what percentage of equipment used by the British armed forces is made in the UK.

The Government is spending more of a rising defence budget with British companies.

Ministry of Defence (MOD) total direct expenditure with industry was £35.4 billion in 2024-25, of which £31.7 billion was with UK industry. Of the total industry spend, £11.9 billion was on equipment, of which £10.4 billion (87%) was in the UK.

Statistics on MOD expenditure with industry are published annually on the gov.uk website at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/mod-regional-expenditure-statistics-with-industry-202425.

The Department does not centrally track the origin of all raw materials used in the production of equipment.