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Strategic Defence Review

Asked by Mr Mark FrancoisConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 22 April 2025UIN 44405

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Strategic Defence Review will be published before the Comprehensive Spending Review on the 11th June.

Answered by Luke Pollard

As the Prime Minister explained in his Defence and Security statement to the House of Commons, the Strategic Defence Review is in an advanced state. The Review will be published in the Spring, and will set strategic direction for Defence for the next decade.

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