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Defence: Standards

Asked by Ben Obese-JectyConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 27 October 2025UIN 83148

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 71 of the Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth, published on 8 September 2025, CP 1388, what his planned timetable is for reducing the burden of Defence Standard

Answered by Luke Pollard

As this work is still in its early stages, a definitive timeline cannot be confirmed at this time.

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