Written questions

Armed Forces: Deployment

Commons · Question 4610 · Tabled 29 May 2026 · Ministry of Defence · Official record

Answered 8 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Andrew Snowden

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the readiness levels of the armed forces.

Answer

Answered by Luke Pollard, 8 Jun 2026

We inherited a hollowed out and underfunded Armed Forces. The Strategic Defence Review sets out a path to war fighting readiness, and the Defence Investment Plan will set out the capabilities required to deliver the Strategic Defence Review. The readiness...