Question follow-through · 77108

Royal College of Defence Studies: Overseas Students

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which nations have been subject to a ban on personnel attending the Royal College of Defence Studies; and when those bans were put in place.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body: Ministry of Defence
Tabled: 15 Sept 2025
Target answer date: 13 Oct 2025
Answer: 13 Oct 2025 · 28 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

15 Sept 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which nations have been subject to a ban on personnel attending the Royal College of Defence Studies; and when those bans were put in place.
13 Oct 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
13 Oct 2025
Answer published
Any decision to provide professional military education or training to a partner nation is made on a case-by-case basis and is underpinned by a robust assessment as to the benefits, risks, and compliance with international human rights law. In the interes...

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