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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- Answering body
- 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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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment · 23 Jun 2026
- Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness · 23 Jun 2026
- Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 · 22 Jun 2026
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Recorded timeline
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
15 Jul 2025
Target answer date
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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 ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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