Question follow-through · 56742

Strategic Defence Review: Disclosure of Information

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he is taking steps to investigate a potential breach of paragraph 9.1 of the Ministerial Code in relation to the publication of unredacted hard copies of the Strategic Defence Review to (a) people and (b

answeredCabinet Office

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Answering body
Cabinet Office
Tabled
3 Jun 2025
Target answer date
9 Jun 2025
Answer
9 Jun 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 3 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he is taking steps to investigate a potential breach of paragraph 9.1 of the Ministerial Code in relation to the publication of unredacted hard copies of the Strategic Defence Review to (a) people and (b

  2. 9 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 9 Jun 2025

    Answer published

    I refer to the statement made to the House by the Leader of the House of Commons on 2 June 2025.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

Later records

Possible follow-up questions

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Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

National Armaments Director: Public Appointments

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Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

National Armaments Director: Recruitment

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Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

National Armaments Director: Recruitment

4 Sept 2025 · To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the contract awarded by his Department to Korn Ferry for the recruitment of the National Armaments Director has been fulfilled.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Cabinet Office: Written Questions

15 Sept 2025 · To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to respond to Questions 75061 and 75064 on National Armaments Director: Recruitment.