Prime Minister Andy Burnham has confirmed that his Government’s 10-year plan for Britain will be presented to Parliament before the Christmas recess, setting a deadline for a strategy that has faced questions over its ambition and the policies it will deliver.Speaking during Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs), Burnham said the document would provide the country with long-term leadership and stability. His announcement also marked a shift from his earlier suggestion that the timetable could extend into next year.“We will present our plan for Britain to this House before it rises for the Christmas recess,” Burnham told MPs.His commitment came after Tory leader Kemi Badenoch questioned whether the Prime Minister had a clear vision for the country and challenged his reliance on external consultants to develop the strategy.Badenoch said Burnham had entered Downing Street promising to reverse 40 years of neoliberalism, but asked whether he needed Boston Consulting Group to write the plan because he lacked a vision of his own.“Is it really true he has so little vision for this country he needs the Boston Consulting Group to write it for him?” she asked.Burnham did not deny working with the consultancy. He defended the need for a long-term strategy, saying his aim was to provide the stability that the previous administration had failed to deliver.“I am determined to give the leadership that this country needs,” he said.Badenoch also criticised last month’s Budget, describing it as a “do-nothing Budget” and accusing the Government of postponing major decisions, including those concerning defence funding, until the spending review. She said there was still no clarity on when that review would take place.The 10-year plan has been used to explain why several policy decisions were not addressed in the Budget. The document is expected to outline Burnham’s plans to transfer more powers to local leaders across the UK and reform the social care system.However, it is not expected to set out a route towards increasing defence spending to 3% of gross domestic product by 2030. That decision has been deferred to a spending review expected in the second half of the year.There are also questions over whether the strategy will include measures relating to benefits. Louise Haigh, the Prime Minister’s de facto deputy, declined to confirm last week whether the issue would feature in the plan.Burnham said the strategy would include a “compelling” vision for reindustrialisation, but Labour MPs representing areas with a history of industrial decline have raised concerns about the Government’s approach.Members of the Reindustrialisation Research Group (RRG), made up largely of MPs from Red Wall constituencies, want stronger action to support heavy industries facing rising energy costs.A delegation from the group is expected to meet Cabinet Office minister Sally Jameson to discuss its concerns and press the Government for more concrete proposals.Andy MacNae, head of the RRG, told The Guardian that the Government’s reindustrialisation strategy still had significant gaps that needed to be addressed.“The ten-year plan is a chance to fill them, but in the briefings we have been given that is not what we are seeing,” he said.MacNae acknowledged that ministers had engaged with the group but said MPs were still waiting for more constructive measures. He warned that the country risked continuing to lose industrial capacity rather than rebuilding it.“The risk is we don’t see reindustrialisation at all, and continue to see deindustrialisation,” he said.Jonathan Hinder, an RRG member and MP for Pendle and Clitheroe, also called for more decisive action, arguing that the Government needed to move beyond broad commitments.“Making reindustrialisation cannot just be about political slogans,” Hinder said.“We are going in the wrong direction and we need pretty drastic action, but we are not yet seeing that from this government.”