Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 79466

Defence Intelligence: Recruitment

Tabled: 10 October 2025

Answered: 17 October 2025

Question

Ben Obese-Jecty

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 127 of the Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of restoring staffing levels in Defence Intelligence to 2019 levels.

Answer

Al Carns

The Ministry of Defence keeps all areas of its capability under review to ensure we are ready to meet the threat posed by adversaries and to protect the UK, but we do not comment in detail on aspects of Defence capability that could be useful to adversari...

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