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Strategic Defence Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) industry bodies, (b) defence industry companies, (c) media organisations, (d) trade associations, (e) think tanks and (f) other non-Government (i) bodies and (ii) people were given access to the Stra

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Answering body: Ministry of Defence
Tabled: 6 Jun 2025
Target answer date: 12 Jun 2025
Answer: 12 Jun 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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6 Jun 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) industry bodies, (b) defence industry companies, (c) media organisations, (d) trade associations, (e) think tanks and (f) other non-Government (i) bodies and (ii) people were given access to the Stra
12 Jun 2025
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12 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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Diego Garcia: Military Bases

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Diego Garcia: Military Bases

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