Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has held with international allies regarding Britain’s role in the ARRC, in the context of his attendance at the Munich Security Conference 2025.

Headquarters Allied Rapid Reaction Corps (HQ ARRC) provides NATO with a rapidly deployable, flexible HQ that can act as a Joint, Land or Corps HQ for operations and crisis response. The United Kingdom is HQ ARRC’s ‘framework nation’ and British personnel comprise over 60% of its workforce. Located in Gloucester, HQ ARRC is a multinational organisation, with twenty-one NATO and Partner Nations contributing personnel.

While the Secretary of State had a number of engagements with Allies at the Munich Security Conference 2025, he did not specifically discuss Britain’s role in the ARRC during these meetings.