James Gray – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

The below Parliamentary question was asked by James Gray on 2016-06-06.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what detailed plans he has for the defence of the UK.

Michael Fallon

Our plans for the defence of the UK were set out in the National Security Strategy and the Strategic Defence and Security Review in November 2015. Under National Security Objective 1, Protect our People, we have chosen to: invest in agile, capable and globally deployable Armed Forces and security and intelligence agencies to protect the UK and project our power globally; prioritise the fight against terrorism, radicalisation and extremism at home and overseas; develop cyber security measures; strengthen our capabilities to disrupt serious and organised crime; and improve the Government’s crisis management architecture.