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Defence: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects the new Defence Research and Evaluation organisation to be fully operational.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
12 Jun 2025
Target answer date
16 Jun 2025
Answer
24 Jul 2025 · 42 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 12 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects the new Defence Research and Evaluation organisation to be fully operational.

  2. 16 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 24 Jul 2025

    Answer published

    In response to the Strategic Defence Review (SDR) recommendations, and as part of Defence Reform, the department is currently making substantive changes to the end-to-end process for Science, Technology, Innovation, Integration, Acquisition and Support. T...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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