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Strategic Defence Review: European Union

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 27 of his Department's policy paper entitled Security and defence partnership between the European Union and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, published on 19 M

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body: Ministry of Defence
Tabled: 21 May 2025
Target answer date: 2 Jun 2025
Answer: 5 Jun 2025 · 15 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

21 May 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 27 of his Department's policy paper entitled Security and defence partnership between the European Union and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, published on 19 M
2 Jun 2025
Target answer date
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5 Jun 2025
Answer published
The Security and Defence Partnership (SDP) agreed with the EU will strengthen NATO, the cornerstone of the UK’s defence. It will complement our core European bilateral partnerships – particularly France, Germany, Poland, Italy, and Norway. The SDP will en...

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