Question follow-through · 85686
National Security
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what criteria her Department applies in classifying a country as (a) posing a threat to and (b) constituting an enemy of the United Kingdom; and whether those criteria includ
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 28 Oct 2025
- Target answer date
- 3 Nov 2025
- Answer
- 3 Nov 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
28 Oct 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what criteria her Department applies in classifying a country as (a) posing a threat to and (b) constituting an enemy of the United Kingdom; and whether those criteria includ
3 Nov 2025
Target answer date
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3 Nov 2025
Answer published
National security is the first duty of any government. The National Security Council ensures that Ministers consider national security in the round and in a strategic way. Robust intelligence analysis of any activity that might undermine our security unde...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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