Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he has taken to invest in next generation equipment for the armed forces.

Of the £160 billon ten year investment that will be detailed in the Equipment Plan, £70 billion is investment in new equipment, funding cutting edge capabilities such as the new aircraft carriers, Astute class submarines, the Type 26 Frigates, the F35 Joint Strike Fighter, the A400M Atlas transport aircraft and the Scout armoured vehicle.