Written questions
3,870 written questions tabled, most recent first.
17 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Ukraine: Uncrewed Systems
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the oral Answer by the Minister for the Armed Forces on 15 December 2025, Official Report, Column 606, what proportion of the 8,000 drones bought in 2026 will be supplied to Ukraine.
17 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Guided Weapons: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his proposed timetable is for issuing contracts for Project Brakestop.
16 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Uncrewed Systems
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many drones his Department plans to buy in (a) 2027, (b) 2028 and (c) 2029.
16 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Uncrewed Systems
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Rapid £140 million boost for drone and counter-drone tech from newly-formed UK Defence Innovation, published on 15 December, what percentage of the fundin
16 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Uncrewed Systems: Guided Weapons
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Rapid £140 million boost for drone and counter-drone tech from newly-formed UK Defence Innovation, published on 15 December, whether his Department has pl
16 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Military Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled UK launches new Military Intelligence Services as hostile threats surge, published on 12 December, whether Defence Intelligence will be (a) absorbed, (b)
16 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Military Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled UK launches new Military Intelligence Services as hostile threats surge, published on 12 December, when the new Military Intelligence Services will be ful
16 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Defence: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which Department has ownership of the Office for Small Business Growth.
16 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Uncrewed Systems
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many of the drones due to be bought by his Department in 2026 will be (a) reconnaissance, (b) logistics, (c) First-Person View and (d) long-range one-way attack drones.
16 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Uncrewed Systems
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what percentage of the drones his Department plans to buy in 2026 will be made by British companies.
16 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Uncrewed Systems
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many drones have been bought in 2025.
16 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Uncrewed Systems
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many of the drones bought by his Department in 2024 were (a) reconnaissance, (b) logistics, (c) First-Person View and (d) long-range one-way attack drones.
16 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Uncrewed Systems
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the oral Answer by the Minister for the Armed Forces on 15 December 2025, Official Report, Column 606, what percentage of the 5,400 drones bought in 2024 were bought for use by the British armed
16 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Uncrewed Systems: Ukraine
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what percentage of the drones bought by his Department in 2024 were supplied to Ukraine.
16 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Uncrewed Systems
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the oral Answer by the Minister for the Armed Forces on 15 December 2025, Official Report, Column 606, what percentage of the 5,400 drones bought in 2024 were made by British companies.
16 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Uncrewed Systems
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the oral Answer by the Minister for the Armed Forces on 15 December 2025, Official Report, Column 606, how many of the 5,400 drones bought in 2024 were bought after 5 July 2024.
16 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Uncrewed Systems
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the oral Answer by the Minister for the Armed Forces on 15 December 2025, Official Report, Column 606, when he plans to launch the drone uncrewed centre of excellence.
16 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Uncrewed Systems
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the oral Answer by the Minister for the Armed Forces on 15 December 2025, Official Report, Column 606, how many new staff will be employed as part of the drone uncrewed centre of excellence.
16 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Uncrewed Systems
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the oral Answer by the Minister for the Armed Forces on 15 December 2025, Official Report, Column 606, where will the drone uncrewed centre of excellence be based.
16 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Uncrewed Systems
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the oral Answer by the Minister for the Armed Forces on 15 December 2025, Official Report, Column 606, who will lead the drone uncrewed centre of excellence.
16 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Uncrewed Systems
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the oral Answer by the Minister for the Armed Forces on 15 December 2025, Official Report, Column 606, what is the total cost of establishing the drone uncrewed centre of excellence.
16 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence: Written Questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to respond to Question 97807 from the hon. Member for South Suffolk on Defence: Finance before the rise of the House on 18 December 2025.
15 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Defence
HMS Lancaster: Decommissioning
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether HMS Lancaster was deemed unfit to conduct a return journey to the United Kingdom for decommissioning.
15 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Defence
HMS Lancaster: Decommissioning
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans are in place for transportation of the ordnance on board HMS Lancaster.
15 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Russia: Submarines
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent steps he has taken to protect British waters from Russian submarines.
15 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Navy: Rules of Engagement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has changed the Royal Navy's rules of engagements in light of the incursion by the Russian submarine Krasnodar.
15 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Russia: Submarines
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what measures are in place to protect British waters from future incursions by the Russian submarine Krasnodar.
15 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Ukraine: Peacekeeping Operations
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has agreed the roles performed by British troops in the Multinational Force Ukraine.
15 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Defence: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many AI contracts have been awarded by his Department since 5 July 2024.
15 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Unmanned Air Systems: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Class 1 Raybird systems his Department has ordered since 5 July 2024.
Source: official written-questions record.