Written questions

3,870 written questions tabled, most recent first.

10 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many individual Service Family Accommodation properties will have received new windows (a) between 5 July 2024 and 10 December 2024 and (b) in the remainder of the current financial year.

10 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what types of damp and mould treatment are used for Service Family Accommodation.

10 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many individual Service Family Accommodation properties will have received a damp and mould treatment (a) between 5 July 2024 and 10 December 2024 and (b) in the remainder of the current financial year.

5 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Lasers: Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress his Department has made on extending the range of radio frequency directed energy weapons.

5 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Lasers: Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has had recent discussions with his international allies on the potential export of radio frequency directed energy weapons.

5 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Lasers: Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate his Department has made of the cost of procuring the radio frequency directed energy weapon capability.

5 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 9 October 2024 to Question 3741 on Defence: Expenditure, how many additional documents have been included for consideration in Ministerial boxes as a result of changed thresholds for min

5 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Consultants

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department plans to spend on consultancy fees in (a) the 2024-25 financial year and (b) each remaining financial year of the Parliament.

5 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Guided Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has authorised any orders for Joint Air-to-Ground Missiles since the general election.

5 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Army: Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the capacity of the Army’s fleet of heavy equipment transporters.

5 Dec 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Diego Garcia

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to oral answer of 13 November 2024 by the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, on Chagos Islands, Official Report, Column 793, what

5 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Army: Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an estimate of the total number of heavy equipment transporters in service within the Army tabulated by those (a) currently available and (b) in maintenance.

5 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Global Combat Air Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 29 November to Question 16232 on Global Combat Air Programme, whether his Department plans to separately ring-fence global combat air programme expenditure for (a) the core platform and

5 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Defence Equipment: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his planned timetable is for publishing the next Equipment Plan.

5 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the RAF budget is for autonomous collaborative platforms in (a) 2024-25, (b) 2025-26, (c) 2026-27, (d) 2027-28, (e) 2028-2029 and (f) 2029-30 broken down by (i) R&D, (ii) procurement of platforms, (iii) supp

5 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Military Aircraft: Helicopters

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 3 December 2024 to Question 15458 on Military Aircraft: Helicopters, what capability gaps will exist in the interim period.

5 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) requests for quotation and (b) requests for proposal were issued by his Department for new capabilities for the armed forces since July 2024 that were not (i) initiated by the previous Government and

5 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Lasers: Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of (a) radio frequency directed energy weapons, (b) DragonFire lasers and (c) other directed energy weapons for the protection of (i) UK and (ii) United States Vis

5 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Lasers: Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to undertake a full procurement of Radio Frequency Directed Energy Weapon capability.

5 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Lasers: Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to increase funding for R&D on Directed Energy Weapons.

4 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has instituted a freeze in his Department on new procurement to satisfy Urgent Capability Requirements.

4 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when Ministers from his Department have met representatives of the Maldives Government to discuss the future of the Chagos Islands since 4 July 2024; and which Minister met which representative of the Maldives on

4 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Chagossians

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when Ministers from his Department have met representatives of the Chagossian community since 4 July 2024; and which Minister met how many Chagossians on each such occasion.

4 Dec 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when Ministers from his Department have met representatives of the Maldives Government to discuss the future of the Chagos Islands since 4 July 2024; and which Minister met w

4 Dec 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Chagossians

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when Ministers from his Department have met representatives of the Chagossian community since 4 July 2024; and which Minister met how many Chagossians on each such occasion.

4 Dec 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the oral Answer by the Minister for the Armed Forces on 2 December 2024, Official Report, Column 27, if he will make an estimate of the cost to his Departme

4 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Defence Equipment: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 4 December 2024 to Question 17024 on Defence Equipment and Support, whether he has instructed his Department to put a hold on new procurement in this financial year.

4 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Navy and Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost has been of (a) capital and (b) non-capital expenditure on (i) HMS Albion, (ii) HMS Bulwark, (iii) HMS Northumberland, (iv) RFA Wave Knight and (v) RFA Wave Ruler in each of the last five financial

4 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the oral Answer by the Minister for the Armed Forces on 2 December 2024, Official Report, Column 27, what the estimated cost to the US will be of the Chagos settlement excluding the Government-t

4 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the oral Answer by the Minister for the Armed Forces on 2 December 2024, Official Report, Column 27, if he will make an estimate of the cost to his Department of implementing the proposed UK-Mau

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