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Commons · Question 75598 · Tabled 8 Sep 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 16 Sep 2025

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Asked by Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help enhance UK defence capabilities.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Doughty, 16 Sep 2025

The National Security Strategy is clear on the requirement to collaborate with others to develop next-generation defence capabilities and that the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's (FCDO) global network underpins the UK's ability to act as a ...