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Military Bases: Security

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made an assessment of the potential security risks posed to military sites by (a) what3words and (b) other digital mapping platforms.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
4 Sept 2025
Target answer date
8 Sept 2025
Answer
11 Sept 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 4 Sept 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made an assessment of the potential security risks posed to military sites by (a) what3words and (b) other digital mapping platforms.

  2. 8 Sept 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 11 Sept 2025

    Answer published

    Defence is committed to maintaining the highest standards of security and will continue to adapt and respond to all threats to safeguard our national defence capabilities. While we are unable to comment on specific security arrangements including the secu...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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