Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to promote collaboration with the private sector to boost domestic production capabilities in critical defence technologies.

This Government is committed to bringing forward a Defence Industrial Strategy which ensures the imperatives of national security and a high-growth economy are aligned. The strategy will boost capabilities in critical defence technologies and enable the UK to better collaborate with the private sector.

We will develop a resilient, adaptive and collaborative defence supply chain that improves our warfighting readiness while acting as a credible deterrent, enabled by stronger collaboration between the Ministry of Defence and industry while also helping to drive economic growth.