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Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September to Question 70650 on Defence, which legislation the Defence Readiness Bill will provide the groundwork for.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
20 Nov 2025
Target answer date
24 Nov 2025
Answer
27 Nov 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 20 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September to Question 70650 on Defence, which legislation the Defence Readiness Bill will provide the groundwork for.

  2. 24 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 27 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    The Ministry of Defence is working to develop defence readiness legislation as set out in the Strategic Defence Review and Defence Industrial Strategy. We are engaging with other Government Departments as they consider what legislation they may wish to br...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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