Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of Policy Exchange's report entitled Closing the Back Door: Rediscovering Northern Ireland’s Role in British National Security, published on 5 February 2024.

Defence is aware of the Policy Exchange report. Defence continues to work with our partners across Government to identify vulnerabilities and test how we would better secure and defend the UK in times of war.

As our nearest neighbour, we work closely with Ireland to counter security challenges which affect both our nations’ security.