Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 54 of the Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth, published on 8 September 2025, CP 1388, what his planned timetable is for identifying a pipeline of projects for the next five to ten years that may be eligible.

It is too early at this time to identify a pipeline of projects over the next five to ten years that may utilise the new planning routes.

Ministry of Defence (MOD) Officials are currently drafting updated procedures to enable the use of these new routes. The intent is this guidance will be incorporated into MOD procedure by April 2026.