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Asked by James CartlidgeConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 6 June 2025UIN 56289

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which hon. Members received advanced copies of his Department's policy paper entitled Defence Command Paper 2023: Defence’s response to a more contested and volatile world, published on 18 July 2023, from his Department's messenger service on 18 July 2023; and at what time of day.

Answered by Luke Pollard

Ahead of the publication of the DCPR 2023, the Ministry of Defence sent an advance copy of the Defence Secretary's statement to the Speaker of the House of Commons and the Shadow Defence Secretary John Healey. This met the requirement to give the Speaker sight of the statement at least 45 minutes before the Oral Statement started.

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