Written questions

UK Relations with EU

Commons · Question 59715 · Tabled 13 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 26 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Andrew Rosindell

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the policy paper entitled UK-EU Summit - Common Understanding, published on 19 May 2025, whether he plans to incorporate the proposed security and defence p

Answer

Answered by Stephen Doughty, 26 Jun 2025

A broad and ambitious Security and Defence Partnership (SDP) was adopted at the UK - EU Summit on the 19 May, stemming from a shared commitment to safeguard European security and support Ukraine. There are no plans to bring the SDP under the Trade and Coo...