Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 100807

Armed Forces

Tabled: 16 December 2025

Answered: 22 December 2025

Question

Sarah Pochin

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the UK’s ability to defend against a large scale conventional military attack.

Answer

Al Carns

The National Security Strategy and the Strategic Defence Review acknowledge that the UK and European allies face a new era of threat. Defence plays a key role in the Cabinet Office-led Home Defence Programme, a whole of Government endeavour, to enhance ou...

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