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The Secretary of State for Defence, Grant Shapps addressed the First Sea Lord’s Sea Power conference on 14 May 2024.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Defence Secretary Grant Shapps confirm that Chief of the Defence Staff Admiral Sir Tony Radakin will be extended in post until autumn 2025.
The Minister of State for Defence Procurement’s responsibilities include: Defence procurement; Air, Land, Maritime and Joint domain Complex Weapons Trade, Exports, Foreign Investments and Economic Security Defence and Security Industrial Strategy (DSIS) Defence Industry Relationships Equipment Plan Defence Digital Nuclear Enterprise...
The UK’s commitment to European security was reaffirmed by Defence Minister Minto on a visit to Bulgaria today (15 April).
Defence Minister, The Earl of Minto, addressed the Black Sea Security Conference in Bulgaria.
Timothy Minto is a Minister of State at the Ministry of Defence having been appointed in November 2023. He was elected to the House of Lords in October 2022, and appointed as a Minister in the Department of Business and Trade in March...
Defence Secretary Grant Shapps provided an oral statement to the House of Commons on 07 May 2024, to update the House on a data incident involving activity by a malign actor.
Responsible for all policy matters relating to civilian and service personnel, including: Serving conditions including pay, pensions, training & allowances Armed Forces Families Accommodation Civilian Workforce Reserves and Cadets Recruitment and Retention Health and Wellbeing Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Domestic...
The Minister for Defence Procurement is responsible for the Defence Equipment Plan, relations with defence industry and exports, science and technology. Responsibilities include: delivery of the Equipment Plan nuclear enterprise Defence Equipment and Support ( DE&S ) reform defence exports...
The defence ministers of the AUKUS partnership issued a joint statement on 8 April 2024.
James Heappey was Minister of State (Minister for Armed Forces) at the Ministry of Defence from 7 July 2022 to 26 March 2024. He was elected as the Member of Parliament for the Wells Constituency in May 2015. Before entering...
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak makes a speech on defence.
Secretary of State for Defence Grant Shapps gave a keynote speech at the London Defence Conference at Bush House, London on 22 May 2024.
The minister is responsible for personnel, reserves, veterans and service families including: civilian and service personnel policy reserves and cadets the Armed Forces Covenant veterans and service families armed forces pay and pensions the New Employment Model equality, diversity and...
The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State is responsible for the Equipment Plan, defence industry and exports, science and technology including: Equipment Plan delivery the nuclear enterprise DE&S reform defence exports innovation science and technology including Dstl information computer technology the...
Steve McCarthy was appointed Minister (Defence Materiel) at the British Embassy in Washington in September 2014. Jointly with the Defence Attachė, he is responsible for all aspects of the UK-US defence relationship. In his previous role, from February 2011, he...
The minister is responsible for defence people and veterans civilian and service personnel policy veterans policy including resettlement, transition, charities and Veterans Board Armed Forces People Programme mental Health DIO better defence estate armed forces pay, pensions and compensation Armed...
Spokesperson in the House of Lords on all defence matters, responsible for corporate governance, international arms control and counter-proliferation, European Union (EU) and Asia/Far East defence engagement. Responsibilities include: Indo-Pacific Europe (multinational) Devolution and Levelling Up Arms Control and Counter-Proliferation...
The current minister for veterans is the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State and Minister for Defence People and Veterans . The Minister of State for Defence Personnel, Welfare and Veterans was responsible for the Armed Forces Covenant, legal matters, Defence...
Spokesperson in the House of Lords on all defence matters, responsible for corporate governance, international arms control and counter-proliferation, European Union ( EU ) and Asia/Far East defence engagement. Responsibilities include: Indo-Asia Pacific Europe (multinational) Devolution and Levelling Up Arms...
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