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- The current evidence states that a Strategic Defence Review (SDR) led by Lord Robertson was launched on 16 July 2024 and published on 2 June 2025 (Current evidence for MC-111, Ministry of Defence, undated). - The current evidence indicates that the Government accepted all 62 recommendations of the SDR (Current evidence for MC-111, Ministry of Defence, undated). - No further published evidence specific to this commitment has been identified from the provided GOV.UK search results.

- The current evidence states that the Government committed in February 2025 to spending 2.5% of GDP on defence by April 2027, three years earlier than a previous target (Current evidence for MC-112, Ministry of Defence, undated). - The current evidence outlines the path as 2.3% in 2025-26, rising to a projected 2.5% (£79.7bn) in 2027-28 (Current evidence for MC-112, Ministry of Defence, undated). - The current evidence notes that this increase is partly funded by reducing Official Development Assistance (ODA) from 0.5% to 0.3% (Current evidence for MC-112, Ministry of Defence, undated). - No further published evidence has been identified since February 2025.

- The current evidence states that the Armed Forces Bill 2026 was introduced and had its second reading on 26 January 2026 (Current evidence for MC-137, Ministry of Defence, undated). - The current evidence indicates that the Bill extends the Covenant Duty to central government departments and devolved administrations (Current evidence for MC-137, Ministry of Defence, undated). - The current evidence notes that the Bill has not yet received Royal Assent (Current evidence for MC-137, Ministry of Defence, undated). - No further published evidence specific to this commitment has been identified from the provided GOV.UK search results.

- The current evidence states that the Armed Forces Commissioner Act 2025 received Royal Assent (Current evidence for MC-138, Ministry of Defence, undated). - The current evidence indicates that the Commissioner can investigate welfare matters, visit defence sites unannounced, and report to Parliament (Current evidence for MC-138, Ministry of Defence, undated). - The current evidence notes that the Act abolishes the Service Complaints Ombudsman (Current evidence for MC-138, Ministry of Defence, undated). - No further published evidence specific to this commitment has been identified from the provided GOV.UK search results.

- The current evidence states that the Armed Forces Commissioner Act 2025 established an independent commissioner (Current evidence for MC-178, Ministry of Defence, undated). - The current evidence notes that the Covenant duty was expanded to more public bodies in the Armed Forces Act 2021 (Current evidence for MC-178, Ministry of Defence, undated). - The current evidence indicates that full statutory implementation of all covenant principles is still in progress (Current evidence for MC-178, Ministry of Defence, undated). - The Ministry of Defence published the Armed Forces Covenant annual report 2024 on 18 December 2024, which sets out major achievements, remaining challenges, and new commitments (Armed Forces Covenant annual report 2024, Ministry of Defence, 18 December 2024). - No further published evidence has been identified since December 2024.

- The Strategic Defence Review, published in 2025, confirmed an increase in defence spending to 2.5% of GDP with a timeline, and set out force structure changes and procurement priorities (Strategic Defence Review, Ministry of Defence, 2025).

- The Armed Forces Commissioner Act 2025 received Royal Assent, establishing an independent commissioner to champion the welfare of service personnel and families and replacing the Service Complaints Ombudsman with expanded powers (Armed Forces Commissioner Act 2025, Parliament, 2025).

- The Veterans Strategy was published on 10 November 2025 and last updated on 17 February 2026, setting out the government's vision for armed forces veterans across the UK (Veterans Strategy, Office for Veterans' Affairs and Ministry of Defence, November 2025). - The strategy provides a framework built around the pillars of celebrate, contribute, and support (Veterans Strategy, Office for Veterans' Affairs and Ministry of Defence, November 2025).

- The nuclear deterrent triple lock is maintained, encompassing the building of four Dreadnought-class submarines, continuous at-sea deterrent, and support for the nuclear warhead programme (Strategic Defence Review, Ministry of Defence, 2025). - The Strategic Defence Review published in 2025 confirmed this commitment (Strategic Defence Review, Ministry of Defence, 2025).

- AUKUS Pillar I, focused on nuclear-powered submarines for Australia, is progressing (Ministry of Defence, 2025). - AUKUS Pillar II, covering advanced capabilities such as AI, quantum, and hypersonics, has active partnerships (Ministry of Defence, 2025). - Design work for SSN-AUKUS is continuing (Ministry of Defence, 2025).

- The UK committed to £3bn annual military support for Ukraine for as long as needed (Current evidence, Undated). - The UK is training Ukrainian troops (Current evidence, Undated). - Equipment packages, including Storm Shadow missiles, have been provided (Current evidence, Undated). - A bilateral security agreement has been signed (Current evidence, Undated).