Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department takes to facilitate meetings between UK Defence Attaches.

Regional meetings with our Defence Attachés (DAs) are held annually around the world. In addition, throughout the year, meetings on various defence policy issues are held in London to which individual DAs may attend in person or via audio/video conferencing. Ministers, officials and Service personnel are also briefed by our attachés when visiting the countries to which they are accredited.