Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which consultations published by their Department are awaiting a response; and when each of those responses (a) were initially planned to and (b) will be published.

Policy teams across the Ministry of Defence (MOD) consult regularly during the policy development and implementation cycle.

Information is available on gov.uk on all open and closed consultations published by the MOD including the closing date for open consultations and, where available, the Government’s response.

The Government is committed to responding to consultations as soon as practicable after the consultation period closes, with a target of this being within 12 weeks of the consultation closing where possible.