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Question follow-through · 56305

Strategic Defence Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which (a) industry bodies, (b) defence industry companies, (c) media organisations and (d) other non-Government bodies or people were given access to the Strategic Defence Review 2025 ahead of its publication; an

answeredMinistry of Defence

About this written question

A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.

Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
2 Jun 2025
Target answer date
5 Jun 2025
Answer
6 Jun 2025 · 4 calendar days after tabling

Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.

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Recorded timeline

  1. 2 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which (a) industry bodies, (b) defence industry companies, (c) media organisations and (d) other non-Government bodies or people were given access to the Strategic Defence Review 2025 ahead of its publication; an

  2. 5 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 6 Jun 2025

    Answer published

    The Strategic Defence Review (SDR) was published on 2 June 2025, setting Defence's strategic direction for the next decade. Before the Secretary of State made his Statement in the House of Commons at 1700, the Ministry of Defence organised for selected st...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

Later records

Possible follow-up questions

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3 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many full time equivalent dentists are employed by (a) his Department, (b) the armed forces, (c) the Royal Air Force, (d) the British Army and (e) the Royal Navy.

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Armed Forces: Dental Services

3 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many military personnel are waiting for dental treatment as of 3 June 2025.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Armed Forces: Dental Health

3 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many UK armed forces personnel are categorised as NATO dental fitness Category (a) 2 and (b) 3 on the basis that they need dental care or treatment to achieve optimal dental fitness.

Strong linkSame MP, department and exact heading

Strategic Defence Review

6 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 6 June 2025 to Question 56305 on the Strategic Defence Review, if he will provide the names of the (a) industry, (b) media, (c) trade associations and (d) think tanks who were offered ac

Strong linkSame MP, department and exact heading

Strategic Defence Review

6 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 6 June 2025 to Question 56305 on the Strategic Defence Review, if he will publish the names of people offered access to the Strategic Defence Review before 5pm on 2 June 2025; and when t

Strong linkSame MP, department and exact heading

Strategic Defence Review

18 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 11 June 2025 to Question 56305 on Strategic Defence Review, which think tanks were (a) offered and (b) took up the offer of access to the Strategic Defence Review before 5pm on 2nd June

Strong linkSame MP, department and exact heading

Strategic Defence Review

18 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 11 June 2025 to Question 58044 on Strategic Defence Review, which Parliamentarians who are not members of the Government were (a) offered and (b) took up the offer of access to the Strat

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Armed Forces: Gender

7 Jul 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure that single sex (a) living accommodation, (b) bathroom and (c) changing facilities for service personnel are compliant with the law.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Ministry of Defence: Freedom of Information

1 Sept 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to provide an answer to the freedom of information request with reference FOI2025/17106.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Ministry of Defence: Freedom of Information

8 Sept 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library his Department's response to the freedom of information request, reference FOI2025/17106.

Strong linkSame MP, department and exact heading

Strategic Defence Review

10 Oct 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 11 June 2025 to Question 58044 on Strategic Defence Review and with reference to the freedom of information request FOI2025/17106, which trade unions were offered access to the Strategic

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Ministry of Defence: Written Questions

10 Dec 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of (a) named day questions and (b) ordinary written questions were responded to by his Department within the required timescale in (i) May 2025, (ii) June 2025, (iii) July 2025, (iv) August 2025,