Question follow-through · 116877

Ministry of Justice: National Security

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to paragraph 88 of the UK Government Resilience Action Plan, how many meetings Ministers in their Department have attended related to the Home Defence Programme.

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Ministry of Justice
Tabled
2 Mar 2026
Target answer date
4 Mar 2026
Answer
9 Mar 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 2 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to paragraph 88 of the UK Government Resilience Action Plan, how many meetings Ministers in their Department have attended related to the Home Defence Programme.

  2. 4 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 9 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    Ministers have regular discussions with officials, external experts and ministerial colleagues on a range of issues, including national security, defence and resilience.The Home Defence Programme was established in August 2024 to build the UK’s resilience...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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