Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 79213

Defence

Tabled: 10 October 2025

Answered: 20 October 2025

Question

Ben Obese-Jecty

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 27 of the National Security Strategy 2025, CP 1338, published on 24 June 2025, what recent progress he has made on meeting NATO's seven baseline requirements for resilience.

Answer

Al Carns

The UK sees national and collective resilience as an essential basis for credible deterrence and defence and is committed to NATO Article 3, which requires Allies to maintain and develop their individual and collective capacity to resist armed attack. The...

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