Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 70783

Defence: Intelligence Services

Tabled: 29 August 2025

Answered: 8 September 2025

Question

James Cartlidge

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 56 of the Strategic Defence Review: Making Britain Safer: secure at home, strong abroad, last updated on 8 July 2025, what proportion of the single counter-intelligence unit will

Answer

Louise Sandher-Jones

The new Defence Counter Intelligence Unit’s (DCIU) mandate is to protect UK Defence from intelligence and espionage threats, at home and overseas, by bringing together expertise and specialist capabilities alongside the UK Intelligence Community. The DCIU...

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