Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 79215

France: Joint Expeditionary Force

Tabled: 10 October 2025

Answered: 21 October 2025

Question

Ben Obese-Jecty

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 31 of the National Security Strategy 2025, CP 1338, published on 24 June 2025, whether he made progress on enhancing the Combined Joint Expeditionary Force with France at the France-UK summ

Answer

Al Carns

The July 2025 UK-France summit saw a complete overhaul of the Combined Joint Expeditionary Force (CJEF) into the Combined Joint Force (CJF) with significant changes to structure, focus, coordination mechanisms and leadership. This is outlined in the Lanca...

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