National Security

Defence written question – answered at on 4 December 2013.

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Photo of Peter Luff Peter Luff Conservative, Mid Worcestershire

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence with reference to the undertaking given in the National Security Through Technology White Paper Cm 8278, paragraph 116, whether he now publishes annually (a) his defence and security priority themes and (b) the supporting strategies for defence and security science and technology.

Photo of Philip Dunne Philip Dunne The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence

The National Security Through Technology White Paper (Cm 8278) set out six critical outcomes for defence, security, science and technology. These remain our overall priority.

The Ministry of Defence publishes its Science and Technology requirements on the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL) website at:

https://www.dstl.gov.uk/whatwedo

Further details of the science and technology requirements and the investment opportunities are presented at the annual supplier networking events led by DSTL, most recently in June 2013, where more than 400 suppliers attended. The content of the June 2013 event can be found at:

https://www.dstl.gov.uk/suppliernetworkingday1

Counter-terrorism priorities were published in the Contest strategy in 2011. Delivery against these priorities, which includes science and technology, is published annually in the Contest annual report to Parliament at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/contest

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