Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 8 September 2026 to question 23361 on Defence, by when in 2026 he plans to have completed the formal review into the Next Generation (Fixed) Communication Network.

Immediately following the March 2026 Gateway Review, the Next Generation (Fixed) Communication Network (NGCN) programme developed an Assurance Action Plan (AAP) and began working to close the recommendations and associated actions.

A formal review of the AAP was subsequently held 14-18 September 2026. Following that review, the NGCN Programme is continuing to work closely with National Armaments Plans & Portfolios (NA-P&P) to close out the remaining actions, and we anticipate the next formal review will be a National Armaments Director Group deep dive in Q1 Financial Year 2027-28.