Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Oral Statement of 1 September 2025 on Ukraine, Official Report, columns 93-94, whether the conclusions of the armed forces readiness levels review will be broken down by service.

Defence maintains a continual review of Armed Forces readiness levels which are aligned to NATO, Sovereign defence and crisis response requirements. Improvement of warfighting readiness was a key recommendation of the Strategic Defence Review and is being delivered through prudent sequencing of investment that is part of the new Defence Investment Plan that will be completed in the Autumn. The readiness of all three Services will be taken into account.