Select committee: Scottish Affairs Committee
Conclusion 5
3rd Report – Securing Scotland's future: Defence skills and jobs
Published 15 Sep 2026
Addressed to Scotland Office
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Conclusion (the committee's words)
Only 0.078% of the MOD’s direct expenditure is with SMEs in Scotland. This is substantially lower than Scotland’s population share and is at odds with the scale and importance of Scotland’s defence manufacturing base. (Conclusion, Paragraph 43)
From: Scottish Affairs Committee, 3rd Report – Securing Scotland's future: Defence skills and jobs (HC 165), 15 September 2026
Government response
Government response awaited: deadline 14 November 2026.