Question follow-through · 15616
Russia: Subversion
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, is he will define the meaning of "sub threshold" in relation to Russian threats and offensive action against UK people and interests.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 2 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 7 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 7 Jul 2026 · 5 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
2 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, is he will define the meaning of "sub threshold" in relation to Russian threats and offensive action against UK people and interests.
7 Jul 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
7 Jul 2026
Answer published
Recent publications, including the House of Common’s Defence Committee ‘Defence in the Grey Zone’ report and the Strategic Defence Review, highlight the breadth and depth of threats posed by sub-threshold activity. Russia remains the most pressing and imm...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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