The Defence Industrial Strategy, led by the Ministry of Defence, sets out the UK's approach to building and maintaining defence industrial capacity and capability. Current activity includes progressing the defence investment plan, exploring use of Northern Ireland industrial capacity, supporting UK defence firms exporting to Ukraine with rapid innovation cycles, and updating the National Shipbuilding Strategy. The strategy is active and addresses both domestic defence equipment procurement and international defence technology exports.
Why linked: April 2026 Commons debate on the effectiveness of the defence industrial strategy with Treasury engagement — Treasury-MoD interface scrutiny.
John Milne (Horsham) (LD): 4. What discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Defence on the effectiveness of the defence industrial strategy. The Chief Secretary to the Treasury (James Murray): The Chancellor and the Defence Secretary meet …
Why linked: March 2026 Lords debate on DIS 2025 economic growth and job creation — substantive Lords scrutiny session.
Question 14:47:00 Asked by Lord Forbes of Newcastle: To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the potential impact of the Defence Industrial Strategy 2025 on promoting economic growth and job creation in English regions and devolved …
Why linked: February 2026 Commons oral questions on DIS 2025 and Northern Ireland — parliamentary scrutiny of the Northern Ireland Growth Deal that launched April 2026.
Alice Macdonald (Norwich North) (Lab/Co-op): 3. What assessment he has made of the potential impact of the defence industrial strategy 2025 on Northern Ireland. Kevin Bonavia (Stevenage) (Lab): 9. What assessment he has made of the potential impact of the …
Why linked: Live statutory instrument amending the Export Control Order 2008 — the statutory regime governing defence-goods export licensing, materially engaged by the DIS export-promotion limb.
These Regulations amend the Export Control Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/3231) (“the 2008 Order”), assimilated Council Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 of 5 May 2009 setting up a Community regime for the control of exports, transfer, brokering and transit of dual-use items …
Why linked: October 2025 Commons oral questions on DIS impact on Northern Ireland — substantive parliamentary engagement on the regional Growth Deal limb.
Kevin Bonavia (Stevenage) (Lab): 3. What assessment he has made of the potential impact of the defence industrial strategy on Northern Ireland. Alex Ballinger (Halesowen) (Lab): 4. What assessment he has made of the potential impact of the defence industrial …
Why linked: Lords repetition of the DIS 2025 launch statement on 10 September 2025 — the Lords companion to the framework launch.
Statement 20:29:00 The following Statement was made in the House of Commons on Monday 8 September. “With permission, Madam Deputy Speaker, I wish to make a Statement on the defence industrial strategy. Today we fulfil another manifesto commitment by publishing …
Why linked: Commons launch statement for DIS 2025 by Minister Luke Pollard on 8 September 2025 — the primary regime-defining event.
17:06:00 The Minister of State, Ministry of Defence (Luke Pollard): With permission, Madam Deputy Speaker, I wish to make a statement on the defence industrial strategy. Today we fulfil another manifesto commitment by publishing our plan to strengthen our security …
Why linked: January 2025 oral questions on DIS support for defence sector SMEs — substantive engagement on the SME limb under the new Labour government.
Alan Strickland (Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor) (Lab): 10. What steps he plans to take through the defence industrial strategy to increase support for defence sector SMEs. The Minister for Defence Procurement and Industry (Maria Eagle): We are delivering for defence, …
Why linked: Lords statement repeating the Commons DSIS 2021 announcement — the predecessor regime to DIS 2025, with substantive scrutiny exchanges (Tunnicliffe, Smith of Newnham, West of Spithead, Houghton, Empey, Bilimoria) that ground multiple stakeholder positions.
Statement The following Statement was made in the House of Commons on Tuesday 23 March. “With permission, I should like to make a Statement on the future defence and security industrial strategy. Last November, the Prime Minister announced he was …
Why linked: Commons DSIS 2021 launch statement by Jeremy Quin — directly precedes the Lords repetition already cited.
12:39:00 The Minister for Defence Procurement (Jeremy Quin): With permission, I should like to make a statement on the future defence and security industrial strategy. Last November, the Prime Minister announced he was increasing spending on defence by £24 billion …
Why linked: Original July 2020 oral question by Philip Dunne MP that prompted Ben Wallace to begin developing what became DSIS 2021 — regime-genesis event.
Philip Dunne (Ludlow) (Con): What steps he is taking to develop a defence industrial strategy to support the armed forces. The Secretary of State for Defence (Mr Ben Wallace): The Government are currently conducting work on the UK’s defence and …