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Written question asked by Stuart Anderson (Conservative) on Friday, 28 August 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 2 September 2026. It was answered by Luke Pollard (Labour) on Tuesday, 8 September 2026 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Defence: Digital Technology

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 50 of his department's Strategic Defence Review, published 2 June 2025, what is the outcome of the Ministry of Defence report, due in July 2026, to the Secretary of State on the assurance of critical data flow, with a plan for scaling up dissemination and exploitation of data in warfare and across Defence.

Answer

The report has been developed and establishes agreed definitions of Critical Data and Critical Data Flows for warfighting, set out the current state of assurance for critical data flows, and identified key issues affecting the dissemination, management and exploitation of data across Defence.

Work is underway to develop and implement a plan to address the report's recommendations and to scale the dissemination and exploitation of critical data across Defence.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
21527
Session
2026-27
Related items
Deposited Paper DEP2025-0341
Monday, 2 June 2025
Deposited papers
House of Commons
Subjects
Defence Digital technology
Link
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