Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 109167

Strategic Defence Review

Tabled: 28 January 2026
Answered: 19 February 2026

Question

James Cartlidge

Conservative — South Suffolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the recommendations of the Strategic Defence Review were fully costed on 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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