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Strategic Defence Review

Asked by James CartlidgeConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 17 December 2024UIN 19375

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to publish his response to the Strategic Defence Review at the same time as the Spending Review.

Answered by Luke Pollard

The Reviewers will make their final report to the Prime Minister, Chancellor of the Exchequer and Defence Secretary in the first half of 2025. The Secretary of State for Defence will subsequently report the Strategic Defence Review to Parliament. Ahead of the final report, the reviewers will report regularly on progress to the Prime Minister, the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Defence Secretary.

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