Written questions
1,091 written questions tabled, most recent first.
27 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence
HMS Venturer
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the latest estimated in-service date for HMS Venturer.
27 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Ukraine: Unmanned Air Systems
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has considered gifting Watchkeeper to Ukraine.
27 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Unmanned Air Systems: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the total budget now allocated for the Watchkeeper RPV, between November 2024 (the previously announced cancellation date) and March 2027.
27 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Unmanned Air Systems
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the latest estimated in-service date for Project Corvus, the planned replacement for the Watchkeeper RPV.
27 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Ajax Vehicles: Health and Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his recent WMS on Ajax of 22 January 2026, whether the current or former National Armament Director advised him that Ajax was safe to enter operational service.
27 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Chris Bowbrick
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what Chris Bowbrick's current role is.
27 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Unmanned Air Systems: Decommissioning
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the latest out of service date for the Watchkeeper RPV system.
27 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Unmanned Air Systems: Decommissioning
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to withdraw the Watchkeeper RPV from operational service with the Army.
15 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Boeing E-7: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he last met his US counterpart to discuss the progress of the Boeing E-7 Wedgetail programme.
15 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Boeing E-7: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, who manufactures the command system for the Boeing E-7 Wedgetail aircraft.
15 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Defence
LE TacCIS Programme
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, who is the current SRO for the Le TACSIS programme.
15 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Boxer Vehicles: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, who is the current SRO for the Boxer programme.
15 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Ajax Vehicles: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the salary band of the current Ajax SRO; and whether this has been supplemented by a performance or other bonus within the part three years.
15 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Defence
National Armaments Director
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department's outgoing National Armaments Director was paid a bonus or departure payment on leaving his post.
15 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Defence
National Armaments Director
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the previous National Armaments Director was paid any performance or other bonuses within the last five years.
15 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Defence
National Armaments Director
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the salary band for his Department's new National Armaments Director.
15 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Boxer Vehicles: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total estimated a) acquisition cost and b) through life cost is of the Boxer programme.
15 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Ajax Vehicles: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he next expects to provide either an Oral or Written statement to Parliament on the progress of the Ajax programme.
15 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Ajax Vehicles: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has ever sought legal advice from the Treasury Solicitor's Department on Ajax.
15 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Defence: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the largest sum ever recovered by his Department is following a successful legal action for liquidated damages against a contractor; and for which programme this applied.
15 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Defence: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what legal actions his Department has sought to initiate for liquidated damages from contractors in the last five years, broken down by a) project name, b) original contract value and c) sums recovered by his Dep
15 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Defence: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's definition is of liquidated damages.
15 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Ajax Vehicles: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will name the officers or officials in the current DE&S Ajax Reporting chain at (a) 1, (b) 2, (c) 3 and (d) 4 star level.
15 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Cadets
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which official, team, or directorate within his Department is responsible for identifying a new training location for the Crowborough cadets, now that Crowborough Training Camp has been earmarked to accommodate a
15 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Cadets
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which Department or organisation will be responsible for meeting the costs associated with securing and preparing a new site for the Crowborough cadets, now that Crowborough Training Camp has ben earmarked to acc
15 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Cadets
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many alternative sites are currently being assessed by his Department to accommodate the Crowborough cadets, following their proposed displacement from Crowborough Training Camp, to accommodate asylum seekers
9 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Defence
BOWMAN Combat Radio System
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has paid to General Dynamics on the Bowman Evolve to Operate programme in the last five years.
9 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence: General Dynamics
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he last met the a) Corporate Chief Executive Officer of General Dynamics and b) Head of General Dynamics UK.
9 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Ajax Vehicles: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has received a request from the Defence Select Committee to provide information relating to the Ajax programme over the last twelve months.
9 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Defence Equipment & Support: Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the salary bill was for Defence Equipment and Support in 2024-25.
Source: official written-questions record.