Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 900128
Tabled: 21 May 2026
Answered: 1 June 2026
Named DayQuestion
Christine Jardine
Liberal Democrat — Edinburgh West
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of increasing levels of defence co-operation with the EU.
Answer
Al CarnsThere is no European security without the UK. With our rapidly deployable capabilities and nuclear deterrent, we are a critical component of European Defence against an increasingly aggressive Russia. That is why, in May 2025, the UK and EU agreed a landm...
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