Question follow-through · 41672

USA: Intelligence Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if his Department will undertake a review of intelligence-sharing structures with the US.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
26 Mar 2025
Target answer date
31 Mar 2025
Answer
31 Mar 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 26 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if his Department will undertake a review of intelligence-sharing structures with the US.

  2. 31 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 31 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    The US and the UK have the closest of relationships; our defence, security and intelligence are completely intertwined. No two countries are as close as our two countries, and at a time like this, it would be a mistake to suggest that any weakening of tha...

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