Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 50 of the Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth, published on 8 September 2025, CP 1388, when he plans to establish an offsets model to help attract inward investment.

The Defence Industrial Strategy set out measures to generate greater value from the Ministry of Defence’s procurement spend to boost UK investment, growth and employment making defence an engine for growth. We have launched an offsets consultation on 23 October. It runs for 12 weeks.