Defence
Commons · Question 22928 · Tabled 28 Aug 2026 · Ministry of Defence · Official record
Answered 14 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Ben Obese-Jecty
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress has he made in ensuring plans made under the Home Defence Programme meet Defence’s needs in the event of escalation to war, including mobilisatio
Answer
Answered by Louise Sandher-Jones, 14 Sep 2026
The Ministry of Defence is both updating its own Homeland Defence and transition to war plans through 2026 and playing a significant role in the wider cross-Government Home Defence Programme, in order to ensure all plans are aligned in meeting needs in th...