Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 21 of the Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth, published on 8 September 2025, CP 1388, what discussions his Department has had with the Mayoral Strategic Authority of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough on this strategy.

Prior to the publication of the Defence Industrial Strategy, significant regional engagement took place across the United Kingdom, including with the Mayoral Strategic Authority of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, which helped shape the development of this strategy.

Ministry of Defence representatives also attended a Senior Place Session with the Mayoral Strategic Authority of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough on 29 September, which discussed obstacles to growth in the region and how these could be overcome.