Question follow-through · 9502
Strategic Defence Review
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions he has met with Lord Robertson of Port Ellen to discuss the Chagos Islands in the context of the Strategic Defence Review since 5 July 2024.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 16 Oct 2024
- Target answer date
- 21 Oct 2024
- Answer
- 25 Oct 2024 · 9 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
16 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions he has met with Lord Robertson of Port Ellen to discuss the Chagos Islands in the context of the Strategic Defence Review since 5 July 2024.
21 Oct 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
25 Oct 2024
Answer published
The Defence Secretary meets Lord Robertson of Port Ellen regularly to discuss matters relevant to, and receive updates on, the Strategic Defence Review.
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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