Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 128 of the Strategic Defence Review 2025, what progress he has made on establishing a single counter-intelligence unit by November 2025.
There has been a concerted effort of stakeholder engagement across Defence, alongside partners, to ensure the Department is ready to establish a new Defence CI Unit (DCIU) to tackle the threats we face. There are a number of internal decisions to review, and I will make an announcement on the intelligence recommendations from the Strategic Defence Review, including the DCIU by the end of the year that will strengthen our mission to be secure at home, and abroad.