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Military Intelligence

Asked by Ben Obese-JectyConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 8 September 2026UIN 22986

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 54 of the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, whether he cohered Defence’s expert intelligence capabilities under Military Intelligence Services by November 2025.

Answered by Ministry of Defence

The Military Intelligence Services (MIS) was launched on 11 December. The MIS establishes a single intelligence enterprise across the Ministry of Defence This has maximised coherence between Defence’s existing intelligence capabilities.

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