Ministry of Defence written question – answered at on 19 February 2026.
James Cartlidge
Shadow Secretary of State for Defence
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the lead reviewers of the Strategic Defence Review were asked to provide costings for their recommendations.
James Cartlidge
Shadow Secretary of State for Defence
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he held discussions with the lead reviewers of the Strategic Defence Review regarding the cost of implementing its recommendations.
James Cartlidge
Shadow Secretary of State for Defence
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Strategic Defence Review was costed before publication.
James Cartlidge
Shadow Secretary of State for Defence
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the recommendations of the Strategic Defence Review were fully costed on publication.
Luke Pollard
The Minister of State, Ministry of Defence
The Strategic Defence Review (SDR) was presented to the Department by the external reviewers, who were working to the Terms of Reference that the review be deliverable and affordable within the fiscal envelope available to Defence
The Department is now working on the Defence Investment Plan (DIP), which will take the SDR’s strategic direction and its costed recommendations, including on capabilities, and turn that into a delivery plan to ensure we deliver an affordable programme that delivers on the SDR. Defence spending will see a major sustained increase over the next decade.
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