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Question for Ministry of Defence

UIN 557, tabled on 17 July 2024

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many high level experts will participate in the Strategic Defence Review.

Answered on

25 July 2024

The Prime Minister has commissioned the Strategic Defence Review, which will be overseen by the Defence Secretary and headed by three external Reviewers. The lead Reviewer will be Lord Robertson of Port Ellen, with General Sir Richard Barrons and Dr Fiona Hill CMG as the other Reviewers. The Reviewers will select a small Defence Review Team (DRT) to support their work. The DRT will comprise of senior experts from inside and outside Defence, working closely with other Government Departments, notably HM Treasury.