Question follow-through · 66978

France: Military Alliances

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Government press release entitled New Storm Shadow and missile cooperation to boost jobs as UK and France reboot defence relationship, published on 9 July 2025, where the 50,000 strong combi

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Ministry of Defence
Tabled
11 Jul 2025
Target answer date
15 Jul 2025
Answer
21 Jul 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 11 Jul 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Government press release entitled New Storm Shadow and missile cooperation to boost jobs as UK and France reboot defence relationship, published on 9 July 2025, where the 50,000 strong combi

  2. 15 Jul 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 21 Jul 2025

    Answer published

    Detailed planning of the Combined Joint Force (CJF), evolving from the currently existing Combined Joint Expeditionary Force (CJEF), is currently under way with French colleagues following the UK-France declaration announcement. Any future basing will be ...

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