Recommendation 4

We recommend that the Government re-open negotiations on UK participation in future rounds of SAFE and prioritise inclusion in the EU’s “Loan for Ukraine”. In the interim, it must continue to pursue bilateral defence partnerships with EU Member States, building upon previous successes such as the Trinity House Agreement and explore the case for seeking a consolidation of the Multilateral Defence Mechanism and the Canadian-led Defence Security and Resilience Bank. We ask the Government to outline its plans for enhanced defence cooperation with Member States going forward. (Recommendation, Paragraph 16)