Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 126830

Defence: Diplomatic Service

Tabled: 13 April 2026
Answered: 20 April 2026

Question

Ben Obese-Jecty

Conservative — Huntingdon

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 30 of the Defence Diplomacy Strategy, published on 24 March 2026, by when he plans to have introduced a new Defence Security and Diplomacy Portfolio.

Answer

Luke Pollard
Defence Security and Diplomacy Portfolio officially launched this financial year.