Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential threat to the domestic security of NATO members of (a) the Russian Imperial Movement and (b) other GRU-affiliated groups.

The numerous efforts of the GRU and other Russian agencies to interfere in democratic elections and domestic disputes around the world are well documented. GRU officers deployed nerve agents in Salisbury, whilst cyber hacking and targeted assassinations emanate from the Russian state.

The Secretary of State for Defence will next meet with his NATO counterparts on 14 February at the NATO Defence Ministers meeting in Brussels, where threats to NATO's interests will be discussed.