Written questions
5,135 written questions tabled, most recent first.
10 May 2022 · Ministry of Defence
AWE Burghfield
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his timeframe is for completing the construction of MENSA.
10 May 2022 · Ministry of Defence
Ukraine: Humanitarian Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many requests his Department has received for support with the humanitarian situation in Ukraine from bordering countries; and how many of the 1000 UK troops who are on readiness to provide that support have
10 May 2022 · Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence: NATO
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department’s priorities are for the NATO Summit in June 2022 in respect of finalising the next Strategic Concept.
10 May 2022 · Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 27 April 2022 to Question 156382 on Ministry of Defence: Staff, how many of the projected 63,070 projected civilian staff for 2022-3 will hold media relations and communications ro
10 May 2022 · Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Answer of 27 April 2022 to Question 156382 on Ministry of Defence: Staff, what the (a) roles and (b) pay bands are of the 63,070 projected civilian staff to be employed in 2022-23.
25 Apr 2022 · Ministry of Defence
Ukraine: Humanitarian Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 1 April 2022 to Question 148045 Ukraine: Humanitarian Aid, how many (a) of the 700 Humanitarian Assistance Task Force personnel have been deployed and (b) requests for deployment have be
25 Apr 2022 · Ministry of Defence
Defence Equipment: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 25 April 2022 to Question 156381, on Defence Equipment: Finance, how many of the £7 billion of planned cost reductions are accompanied by detailed plans on how those reductions will be m
25 Apr 2022 · Ministry of Defence
Ukraine: Antiship Missiles
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Harpoon missiles the UK has supplied to Ukraine since February 2022.
25 Apr 2022 · Ministry of Defence
Boeing P-8
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the Poseidon maritime aircraft will reach full operational capability.
25 Apr 2022 · Ministry of Defence
Ajax Vehicles
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many concerns relating to the Ajax Programme that have been raised by DSTL are open; what each of those concerns is; and what the status is of each of those concerns.
25 Apr 2022 · Ministry of Defence
Ajax Vehicles: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the National Audit Office report, The Ajax Programme, published 11 March 2022, how many of the 136 open concerns raised by DSTL that his Department were tracking as of October 2021 have been res
25 Apr 2022 · Ministry of Defence
Ajax Vehicles
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many critical milestones on the Ajax Programme are outstanding; and how late each of those milestones is.
25 Apr 2022 · Ministry of Defence
Armoured Fighting Vehicles
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which armoured vehicles will be kept in service for longer than initially planned in the event that the Ajax Programme has not reached full operating capability by 2025.
25 Apr 2022 · Ministry of Defence
Ajax Vehicles
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate his Department has made of what the whole life cost of the Ajax Programme will be, including the contract cost and support costs.
25 Apr 2022 · Ministry of Defence
Ukraine: Armoured Fighting Vehicles
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many stormer vehicles the UK is sending to Ukraine.
22 Apr 2022 · Ministry of Defence
Military Aid: Ukraine
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total amount spent by his Department on military support to Ukraine has been since 24 February 2022.
20 Apr 2022 · Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's planned civilian staff numbers are for each year between 2022 and 2030.
20 Apr 2022 · Ministry of Defence
Defence Equipment: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 9 of the NAO's Equipment Plan 2021 to 2031, what plans his Department has to achieve £7 billion in planned cost reductions over the next 10 years.
20 Apr 2022 · Ministry of Defence
Army: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, in each Army (a) division and (b) unit, how many personnel are trained to use next generation light anti-tank weapons.
20 Apr 2022 · Ministry of Defence
Russia: Defence Equipment
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has any evidence of components that were manufactured in the West being used in Russian military equipment which is being used in Ukraine.
20 Apr 2022 · Ministry of Defence
Afghanistan: Refugees
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 7 March 2022 to Question 131056 on Afghanistan: Refugees, how many and what proportion of ARAP applications received by his Department in March 2022 (a) have been processed with a final
20 Apr 2022 · Ministry of Defence
Afghanistan: Resettlement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 28 February 2022 to Question 115842 on Afghanistan: Refugees, how many Afghans with confirmed eligibility for relocation to the UK under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy are
19 Apr 2022 · Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence: Civil Servants
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many civil servants in his Department work on (a) press, media relations and communications, (b) policy, (c) social media engagement and (d) strategy.
19 Apr 2022 · Ministry of Defence
Army: Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total accommodation cost to the Army for infantry personnel was in each year since 2010.
19 Apr 2022 · Ministry of Defence
Army: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the full cost of training a regular army recruit undertaking phase one basic training, including (a) staff, (b) accommodation and (c) logistics costs; and how long that training takes
19 Apr 2022 · Ministry of Defence
Army: Costs
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 17 November to Question 73729, what recent estimate he has made of the average cost to the British Army of employing an infantry soldier; and what estimate he has made of that cost in 20
19 Apr 2022 · Ministry of Defence
Ukraine: Armed Conflict
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has been placed on war footing in response to the invasion of Ukraine; and whether his Department is on war footing as of 19 April 2022.
14 Apr 2022 · Ministry of Defence
Defence Business Services: Blackpool
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 5 April 2022 to Question 148050, on Defence Business Services: Blackpool, whether the business case has been put before the Ministry of Defence Investment Approvals Committee; and on wha
14 Apr 2022 · Ministry of Defence
Defence Business Services: Blackpool
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 5 April 2022 to Question 148053, on Defence Business Services: Blackpool, which other sites were considered; and if he will define and explain the process of down selection in that case.
14 Apr 2022 · Ministry of Defence
Ajax Vehicles
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what other responsibilities and duties the SRO for the Armoured Cavalry Programme has outside of the Ajax Programme; and how much of their time each of those duties occupies.
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