Question follow-through · 104502

Defence: UK Relations with EU

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much has been spent on (a) negotiating and (b) implementing the Security and Defence Partnership with the European Union as of 9 January 2026.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body: Ministry of Defence
Tabled: 9 Jan 2026
Target answer date: 14 Jan 2026
Answer: 21 Jan 2026 · 12 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

9 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much has been spent on (a) negotiating and (b) implementing the Security and Defence Partnership with the European Union as of 9 January 2026.
14 Jan 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
21 Jan 2026
Answer published
The Security and Defence Partnership agreed with the European Union on 19 May 2025 is an example of this Government delivering on our manifesto commitments to strengthen European security, support growth and reinforce NATO. The work and costs involved in ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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