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Written question asked by Lord Murray of Blidworth (Conservative) on Tuesday, 18 November 2025, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 2 December 2025. It was answered by Lord Coaker (Labour) on Wednesday, 3 December 2025 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Ministry of Defence: Departmental Boards

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government how many meetings the departmental board of the Ministry of Defence has had since 4 July 2024.

Answer

Since 4 July 2024, the Defence Board has met six times under the Chairmanship of the Secretary of State for Defence, the Rt Hon John Healey MP.

The Secretary of State has given the Defence Board a clear mandate to debate and monitor progress against the Department's highest priorities, which include People, implementation of the Strategic Defence Review, Defence Reform, and the Defence budget and Investment Plan.

The Defence Board is expected to meet at least four times annually in line with the corporate governance code of good practice.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL12049
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Ministry of Defence Departmental boards
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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