Question follow-through · 116881
Department for Transport: National Security
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, 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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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 2 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 4 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 9 Mar 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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- Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment · 23 Jun 2026
- Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness · 23 Jun 2026
- Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 · 22 Jun 2026
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Recorded timeline
2 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, 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.
4 Mar 2026
Target answer date
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9 Mar 2026
Answer published
Department for Transport 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...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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