Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled UK building the factories of the future as government launches next phase of new munitions and energetics factories, published on 19 November 2025, what percentage of the £250 million funding will be spent on British companies.

We are committed to ensuring the Defence industry is an engine for growth through strengthened industrial relationships and domestic investment. We have committed £1.5 billion in the Strategic Defence Review to move munitions production to "always on" and build six new munitions and energetics factories, taking our total munitions spend this parliament to £6 billion. The £250 million investment is supporting the Defence Growth Deals that were announced in the Defence Industrial Strategy. Whilst it is currently premature to comment on specific proposals, more detail will be available once the necessary preparatory work has been completed.