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France: Military Alliances

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the press release entitled New Storm Shadow and missile cooperation to boost job as UK and France reboot defence relationship, published on 9 July 2025, when the 50,000 strong combined joint for

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
16 Apr 2026
Target answer date
20 Apr 2026
Answer
21 Apr 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 16 Apr 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the press release entitled New Storm Shadow and missile cooperation to boost job as UK and France reboot defence relationship, published on 9 July 2025, when the 50,000 strong combined joint for

  2. 20 Apr 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 21 Apr 2026

    Answer published

    Following the UK-France Lancaster House 2.0 declaration in July 2025, the Ministry of Defence regularly engages with French counterparts on detailed planning for the Combined Joint Force (CJF). We are working together to define the timeline for establishi...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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