Written questions

3,870 written questions tabled, most recent first.

17 Dec 2024 · Department for Transport

Roads: Suffolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of MAERSK’s decision to relocate all UK operations from the Port of Felixstowe on (a) the surrounding road network, (b) Orwell Bridge and (c) Copdock Inter

17 Dec 2024 · Department for Transport

Roads: Ipswich

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the time taken for a decision to be made in relation to (a) the Ely Area Capacity Enhancement and (b) upgrades to Haughley Rail Junction on the (i) Orwe

17 Dec 2024 · Department for Transport

Railways: East of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take steps to expedite the approval process for (a) the Ely Area Capacity Enhancement and (b) upgrades to the Haughley Rail Junction.

17 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Strategic Defence Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 17 December to Question 19375 on Strategic Defence Review, whether he plans to report the Strategic Defence Review to Parliament before 30 June 2025.

17 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to respond to Question 17170 on Puma Helicopters tabled by the hon. Member for South Suffolk on 2 December 2024.

17 Dec 2024 · Cabinet Office

Infrastructure and Projects Authority: Annual Reports

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his timetable is for publishing the Infrastructure and Projects Authority annual report for 2023-2024.

17 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Warships: Crew

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether all crew assigned to (a) HMS Albion and (b) HMS Bulwark have been reassigned to other platforms.

17 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Nuclear Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether it is his policy to deliver the commitments of the Defence Nuclear Enterprise Command Paper published on 25 March 2024.

17 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Defence

National Armaments Director

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the new National Armaments Director will be required to have had significant experience in the defence industry.

17 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Conditions of Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to implement all the recommendations in the Haythornthwaite Review into Armed Forces Incentivisation.

17 Dec 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department’s policies of the statement made by the Prime Minister of Mauritius to the Mauritian Parliament on 17 Dece

17 Dec 2024 · Cabinet Office

Infrastructure and Projects Authority: Annual Reports

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to publish the Infrastructure and Projects Authority annual report for 2023-24.

17 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Estonia: Military Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much funding he has allocated for urgent capability requirements for Estonia in (a) this financial year and (b) each of the next three financial years.

17 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Strategic Defence Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the response of Lord Robertson to Question 1 in the Defence Committee Session on the Strategic Defence Review, HC 484 on 3 December 2024, if he will list the political parties that have made a f

17 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Shipbuilding: Appledore Shipyard and Belfast

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he is taking steps to help sustain shipbuilding jobs at (a) Belfast and (b) Appledore shipyards.

17 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Army: Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 11 December to Question 18156 on Army: Vehicles, whether he plans to increase the numbers of Heavy Equipment Transporters procured as new track vehicles entering use in the Army.

16 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Employers' Contributions

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 16 December 2024 to Question 18982 on Ministry of Defence: Employers’ Contributions, how much HM Treasury will contribute towards the increased cost of National Insurance contributions f

16 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Private Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 16 December to Question 19373 on Armed Forces: Private Education, how much of the (a) £95 million and (b) £104.4 million will be used to fund the uprating of CEA in (i) 2024-25, (ii) 202

12 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Ukraine: Military Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many long range missiles were procured for Ukraine (a) in 2022, (b) in 2023, (c) from 1 January 2024 to 5 July 2024 and (d) since 5 July 2024.

12 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Ukraine: Military Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many helmets were procured for Ukraine (a) in 2022, (b) in 2023, (c) from 1 January 2024 to 5 July 2024 and (d) since 5 July 2024.

12 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Ukraine: Military Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many small arms munitions were procured for Ukraine (a) in 2022, (b) in 2023, (c) from 1 January 2024 to 5th July 2024 and (d) since 5 July 2024.

12 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Ukraine: Military Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) offensive drones and (b) drones primarily for logistical use were procured for Ukraine (i) in 2022, (ii) in 2023, (iii) from 1 January 2024 to 5 July 2024 and (iv) since 5 July 2024.

12 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Ukraine: Military Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many air defence systems were procured for Ukraine (a) in 2022, (b) in 2023, (c) from 1 January 2024 to 5 July 2024 and (d) since 5 July 2024.

12 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Ukraine: Military Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many anti-tank weapons were procured for Ukraine (a) in 2022, (b) in 2023, (c) from 1 January 2024 to 5 July 2024 and (d) since 5 July 2024.

12 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Ukraine: Military Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many artillery shells were procured for Ukraine (a) in 2022, (b) in 2023, (c) from 1 January 2024 to 5 July 2024 and (d) since 5 July 2024.

12 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Global Combat Air Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 7495 on Global Combat Air Programme, what discussions he has had with his counterparts in (a) Italy and (b) Japan on the potential merits of the Tempest platf

12 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Global Combat Air Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 7495 on Global Combat Air Programme, what comparative estimate he has made of the (a) cost and (b) time taken for (i) safety, (ii) training and (iii) certific

12 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Global Combat Air Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 7495 on Global Combat Air Programme, what comparative estimate he has made of the cost of the Tempest platform as a (a) uncrewed and (b) piloted platform.

12 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Global Combat Air Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 7495 on Global Combat Air Programme, what comparative estimate he has made of the future delivery timeline of the Tempest platform as a (a) uncrewed and (b) p

12 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Guided Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made on providing a clear demand signal to the UK’s sovereign complex weapons industrial base.

Source: official written-questions record.