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Scotland Office: Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, with reference to page 92 of the Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, how many (a) public engagements and (b) private meetings Ministers in their Department have undertaken related to the national

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Scotland Office
Tabled
25 Feb 2026
Target answer date
2 Mar 2026
Answer
2 Mar 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 25 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, with reference to page 92 of the Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, how many (a) public engagements and (b) private meetings Ministers in their Department have undertaken related to the national

  2. 2 Mar 2026

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  3. 2 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    The Secretary of State for Scotland has regular discussions with officials, external experts and ministerial colleagues on a range of issues, including national security, defence and resilience, and associated public communications. As set out in the Stra...

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Scotland Office: Defence

4 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, with reference to page 92 of the Strategic Defence Review, how many meetings officials from their Department have attended on the national conversation on defence and security; which directorate in their Departm

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Scotland Office: National Security

10 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, with reference to paragraph 88 of the policy paper entitled UK Government Resilience Action Plan, published on 14 July 2025, how many meetings have been attended by civil servants within their Department in rela

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Scotland Office: Ministers' Private Offices

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