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Recommendation 17
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Ensure demonstrable benefits from the ongoing EU defence relationship are adequately explained to the UK public.
Conclusion
It is vital that British defence industry is not sidelined or excluded from working with their European counterparts—that will be the key measure (in relation to defence) of success when assessing the Government’s relationship with the EU. The Government will need to 58 ensure that its ongoing defence relationship with the EU produces benefits which are demonstrable and adequately explained to the UK public. (Recommendation, Paragraph 62)
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 30 January 2026. Response attribution to this conclusion has not been verified. Read the response document ↗