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European Union: Military Alliances

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 12, subsection F, of the policy paper entitled Security and defence partnership between the European Union and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, published on 19

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Ministry of Defence
Tabled
10 Jul 2025
Target answer date
14 Jul 2025
Answer
17 Jul 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 10 Jul 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 12, subsection F, of the policy paper entitled Security and defence partnership between the European Union and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, published on 19

  2. 14 Jul 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 17 Jul 2025

    Answer published

    The Security and Defence Partnership agreed with the European Union on 19 May is an example of this Government delivering on our manifesto commitments to strengthen European security, support growth and reinforce NATO. Implementation is progressing. Since...

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