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Strategic Defence Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he authorised his Department to issue unredacted hard copies of the Strategic Defence Review for viewing by journalists at 10.30am in Horse Guards on 2 June 2025.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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

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Recorded timeline

  1. 6 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he authorised his Department to issue unredacted hard copies of the Strategic Defence Review for viewing by journalists at 10.30am in Horse Guards on 2 June 2025.

  2. 11 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 11 Jun 2025

    Answer published

    For the launch of the Strategic Defence Review, the Government offered embargoed briefings to our people and senior defence leaders, plus certain Parliamentarians, trade unions, businesses, allies and media. This was broadly consistent with the approach f...

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