Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans the legislative proposals to help prevent the hiring of ex-service personnel by foreign militaries to train their Armed Forces without his Department's permission to be laid before the House; and what measures he expects those proposals to contain.

The National Security Bill is currently before Parliament - it makes the UK an even harder target for any states seeking to conduct hostile acts against the UK, steal our information for their advantage, or interfere in our society covertly. It brings together vital new measures to protect the UK, modernising counter espionage laws and addressing the ever-evolving threat to our national security.