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Asked by Ben Obese-JectyConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 1 December 2025UIN 93475

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 91 of the Strategic Defence Review 2025, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing legislation to ensure sufficient supply of (a) services, (b) access to critical n

Answered by Luke Pollard

We are reviewing which additional legal powers the Government might need across the range of Defence business as part of our work in developing the defence readiness legislation announced in the Strategic Defence Review.

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