Written questions

Armed Forces

Commons · Question 22872 · Tabled 28 Aug 2026 · Ministry of Defence · Official record

Answered 8 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by Ben Obese-Jecty

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Recommendation 3 of the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress he has made on a) establishing and b) tracking metrics for the lethality of the Armed Forces.

Answer

Answered by Louise Sandher-Jones, 8 Sep 2026

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) routinely conducts extensive Planned Force Testing and Capability Auditing to maintain an accurate picture of the actual and projected state of the force. These are conducted at high classification at a National level, with N...