Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has been placed on war footing in response to the invasion of Ukraine; and whether his Department is on war footing as of 19 April 2022.

The Ministry of Defence reprioritised personnel to fulfil the additional policy, planning and delivery capability required to deliver Defence's response to the heightened level of alert on Ukraine. This enhanced staffing remains in place. We will continue to assess these requirements in response to Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine.