A question on #Defence #UKRelationsWithEU tabled by Callum Anderson on 30-05-2025 has been answered by Maria Eagle.

Heading: Defence: UK Relations with EU
Question ID: 1807329
UIN: 55762
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-05-30
Asking Member ID: 5193
Asking Member display name: Callum Anderson
Asking Member handle: _CallumAnderson
Asking Member Twitter reference: @_CallumAnderson
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the UK’s involvement in the EU’s defence industrial programmes align with the UK’s strategic defence objectives.
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Date answered: 2025-06-09
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Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 483
Answering Member display name: Maria Eagle
Answering Member handle: meaglemp
Answering Member Twitter reference: @meaglemp
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Answer text: The Strategic Defence Review recognises that international partnerships are crucial for both innovation and collective security. The Security and Defence Partnership with the EU complements our NATO first approach as we continue to support alignment betwe...
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Answering body ID: 11
Answering body name: Ministry of Defence
Tweeted: true