Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what estimate they have made of the length of time it would take to deploy Joint Force 2025 following authorisation of the Prime Minister, in the light of the maximum 66,000 personnel which may be deployed, as set out in <i>Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015: Defence Key Facts</i>.

Joint Force 2025 will be composed of a full spectrum of capabilities, and be able to conduct a wide range of operations, up to major combat operations. At the most demanding end of the scale we will be able to deploy a potent expeditionary force of around 50,000. Deployment times would depend on the scale, expected duration and location of the commitment.