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RAF Regiment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the role is of the RAF Regiment.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
27 Feb 2025
Target answer date
3 Mar 2025
Answer
6 Mar 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 27 Feb 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the role is of the RAF Regiment.

  2. 3 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 6 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    The role of the Royal Air Force (RAF) Regiment is to provide highly specialised Air-minded, ground combat forces to enable the delivery of Air and Space power. As specialists in Air Force Protection, who are optimised for operations in the Complex Air Gro...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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