Question follow-through · 4499
Defence
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will ensure that the upcoming Strategic Defence Review (a) begins with a statement of Britain's (i) interests, (ii) role in the world and (iii) military ambitions over the next 10 years and (b) matches avai
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 5 Sept 2024
- Target answer date
- 10 Sept 2024
- Answer
- 10 Sept 2024 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment · 23 Jun 2026
- Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness · 23 Jun 2026
- Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 · 22 Jun 2026
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Recorded timeline
5 Sept 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will ensure that the upcoming Strategic Defence Review (a) begins with a statement of Britain's (i) interests, (ii) role in the world and (iii) military ambitions over the next 10 years and (b) matches avai
10 Sept 2024
Target answer date
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10 Sept 2024
Answer published
The Strategic Defence Review will determine the roles, capabilities and reforms required by UK Defence to meet the challenges, threats and opportunities of the twenty-first century, deliverable and affordable within the resources available to Defence with...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
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F-35 Aircraft and Guided Weapons: Procurement
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