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Written question asked by Stuart Anderson (Conservative) on Thursday, 15 October 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 19 October 2026. It was answered by Louise Sandher-Jones (Labour) on Friday, 23 October 2026 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Defence: Audit

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what internal audit mechanisms are in place to ensure that defense transformation is aligned to the strategic priorities of the National Security Strategy 2025.

Answer

The Strategic Defence Review (SDR) (published on 2 June 2025) and the National Security Strategy (published on 24 June 2025) were aligned in recognising the importance of transformation through warfighting readiness, a strengthened NATO, innovation by learning the lessons from Ukraine and industrial resilience. This was further developed through the Defence Industrial Strategy (published in September 2025) and the Defence Investment Plan (published in June 2026). An internal Defence plan ensures that Defence transformation aligns with the strategic priorities in the National Security Strategy, and these other documents, to provide central direction to the Department to implement.

Following publication of the National Security Strategy, the Government agreed an implementation framework to monitor progress over the course of this Parliament and across all involved departments. This framework is classified but the Ministry of Defence is fully engaged.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
35331
Session
2026-27
Subjects
Audit Defence National security
Link
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