Question follow-through · 121377
Defence: National Security
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department classifies publishing a video on social media filmed at a secret location in an operational theatre containing information that could allow adversaries to geolocate that location as a secur
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 17 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 19 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 24 Apr 2026 · 38 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
17 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department classifies publishing a video on social media filmed at a secret location in an operational theatre containing information that could allow adversaries to geolocate that location as a secur
19 Mar 2026
Target answer date
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24 Apr 2026
Answer published
On 7 March 2026 we further highlighted our support for Ukraine through our maintenance, repair and overhaul systems facilities in Ukraine. These pioneering facilities are helping keep Ukraine’s defiant Armed Forces in the fight against Putin’s brutal atta...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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