{"value":{"id":1933367,"askingMemberId":5089,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2026-08-28T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2026-09-02T00:00:00","uin":"22882","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Recommendation 6 of the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress was made in developing a dedicated strategy for the financial services sector by March 2026.","answeringBodyId":11,"answeringBodyName":"Ministry of Defence","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":4682,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2026-09-14T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>Delivering on the commitments made in the SDR, DIS and DIP, we are making good progress in developing a dedicated Defence Finance and Investment Strategy (DFIS).</p><p> </p><p>Progress to date includes the establishment of the Defence Investors' Advisory Group, bringing together senior expertise from venture capital, private equity, and banking to address barriers to financing and investment in the sector. Since its establishment, the DIAG has met five times over nine months, supported by wider stakeholder engagement and targeted bilateral discussions with key industry and investment partners, to help shape the Strategy.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Defence intends to publish the DFIS in Autumn 2026 and remains on track to do so. This will build on the Defence Investment Plan by translating Defence’s long-term demand signal into a proposition for investors, industry, public financial institutions and allies.</p><p> </p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Defence: Finance","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1933367","method":"GET"}]}