Question follow-through · 21589
Indo-Pacific Region: Intelligence Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 78 of his department’s Strategic Defence Review, published 2 June 2025, what progress has been made on improving burden-sharing with European partners in the Indo-Pacific.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 28 Aug 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 8 Sept 2026 · 11 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
28 Aug 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 78 of his department’s Strategic Defence Review, published 2 June 2025, what progress has been made on improving burden-sharing with European partners in the Indo-Pacific.
2 Sept 2026
Target answer date
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8 Sept 2026
Answer published
The Government is improving burden-sharing with European partners in the Indo-Pacific through closer coordination with allies and partners. The 2025 UK Carrier Strike Group deployment demonstrated the benefits of coordinated activity with European and reg...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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