Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 108715

Strategic Defence Review

Tabled: 27 January 2026

Answered: 19 February 2026

Named Day

Question

James Cartlidge

Conservative — South Suffolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Strategic Defence Review was costed before publication.

Answer

Luke Pollard

The Strategic Defence Review (SDR) was presented to the Department by the external reviewers, who were working to the Terms of Reference that the review be deliverable and affordable within the fiscal envelope available to Defence The Department is now wo...

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