The Government should set out its timetable with key milestones for the defence readiness legislation in its response to this report, including its approach to pre-legislative scrutiny, and ensure that it has a strategy for engagement with Parliament and the UK public. Prior to the introduction of the legislation, we recommend that the Minister responsible for the Bill (the Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry) implement a regular programme of statements in the House with updates on th...

The Government should set out its timetable with key milestones for the defence readiness legislation in its response to this report, including its approach to pre-legislative scrutiny, and ensure that it has a strategy for engagement with Parliament and the UK public. Prior to the introduction of the legislation, we recommend that the Minister responsible for the Bill (the Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry) implement a regular programme of statements in the House with updates on the efforts to improve readiness and resilience and the progress of the legislation. (Recommendation, Paragraph 128) 62 Type: recommendation | Number: 35 | Response status: under_consideration Government response: The SDR sets out the need for Defence Readiness legislation during this Parliament to give the Government more powers to respond effectively in the event of escalation or a war involving the UK or its allies. We are reviewing which additional legal powers the Government might need and dev