Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 70683

Defence: Cybersecurity

Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 6 September 2025

Question

James Cartlidge

Conservative — South Suffolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 29 of the Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, what proportion of the new CyberEM Command will be staffed by (a) military and (b) civilian personnel.

Answer

Luke Pollard
As stated by recommendation 51 of the Strategic Defence Review, the Defence Cyber and Electromagnetic Force “must be a ‘whole force’ endeavour, with its structure largely filled by a mixture of civilians and Reserves, given that greater expertise exists i...
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