Question follow-through · 2782
France: Military Alliances
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has considered inviting French forces to participate in Arctic cold-weather training at Camp Viking in Norway under the framework of the Lancaster House Treaties.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 19 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 21 May 2026
- Answer
- 27 May 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- 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
19 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has considered inviting French forces to participate in Arctic cold-weather training at Camp Viking in Norway under the framework of the Lancaster House Treaties.
21 May 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
27 May 2026
Answer published
The UK, France and other Allies already engage in cold weather training together in Norway through exercise COLD RESPONSE.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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