Written questions
3,870 written questions tabled, most recent first.
26 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Indonesia: Shipbuilding
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Prime Minister's press release entitled £4bn maritime deal with Indonesia set to boost British jobs and support Indo-Pacific security, published on 21 November 2025, what is the joint mariti
26 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Australia and USA: Defence
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has held a trilateral meeting with his US and Australian counterpart since 5 July 2024.
26 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Defence
AUKUS
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how regularly he meets with the Special Representative on AUKUS.
26 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Ajax Vehicles: Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 26 November 2025 on Ajax Programme Update, HCWS 1099, which Ajax variants are being assessed as part of the safety investigation.
26 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Ajax Vehicles: Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 26 November 2025 on Ajax Programme Update, HCWS 1099, when the safety investigation will conclude.
26 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Ajax Vehicles: Military Exercises
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 26 November 2025 on Ajax Programme Update, HCWS 1099, when he plans to authorise the resumption of training exercises for Ajax.
26 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Unmanned Marine Systems: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has placed an order for any Extra-Large Unmanned Underwater Vehicles since 5 July 2024.
26 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Defence Equipment: Technology
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has a target date for spending 10% of the MOD equipment budget on novel technologies.
26 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Defence Equipment: Technology
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of his Department's equipment budget was spent on novel technologies in the last 12 months.
26 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 24 November to Question 92321 on Armed Forces: Training, if he will list all other definitions of training outside of Phase 1 and Phase 2.
26 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Warships: Lasers
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 26 November to Question 93390 on Type 45 Destroyers: Lasers and with reference to his oral statement on UK Airstrike: Houthi Military Facility, Column 333, Official Report, 30 April 2025
25 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Defence Equipment: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Chancellor of the Exchequer's Oral Statement on 26 March 2025 entitled Spring Statement, Official Report, if he will state the size of the MOD equipment budget as a (i) percentage of GDP and
25 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Eastern Europe: Peacekeeping Operations
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of a potential Ukraine-Russia peace proposal on the UK's capability commitments to NATO's Eastern Flank.
25 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Ukraine: Peacekeeping Operations
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recent Ukraine-Russia peace proposals, whether he plans to accelerate any preparations to deploy a potential British peacekeeping force to Ukraine.
25 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to reduce the amount of (a) collective and (b) unit training for the (i) Army, (ii) Royal Navy and (iii) Royal Air Force in (A) 2025-26 and (B) 2026-27.
25 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 24 November to Question 92321 on Armed Forces: Training, whether his Department has had formal discussions on reducing the amount of training conducted by the (i) Army, (ii) Royal Navy a
25 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Guided Weapons: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of the workshare for Project Nightfall will be conducted in the United Kingdom.
25 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Guided Weapons: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the range will be of the ground-launched tactical ballistic missiles under Project Nightfall.
25 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Defence
F-35 Aircraft: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 25 November to Question 91684 on F-35 Aircraft: Procurement, whether the MOD Annual Report and Accounts 2024-25 classifies the Shipborne Rolling Vertical Landing upgrade as a cancellatio
25 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Defence: Technology
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Chancellor of the Exchequer's Oral Statement on 26 March 2025 entitled Spring Statement, Official Report, whether any pre-existing novel technologies in use by his Department will be include
25 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Defence: Technology
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Chancellor of the Exchequer's Oral Statement on 26 March 2025 entitled Spring Statement, Official Report, whether his Department's commitment to spend 10% of the MOD equipment budget on nove
25 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Defence: Technology
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Chancellor of the Exchequer's Oral Statement on 26 March 2025 entitled Spring Statement, Official Report, if he will provide a breakdown of the novel technologies that will be included in hi
25 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Defence
F-35 Aircraft: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 25 November to Question 91684 on F-35 Aircraft: Procurement, what constitutes a Defence Choice.
25 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Aircraft Carriers: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 25 November to Question 91684 on F-35 Aircraft: Procurement, when the Shipborne Rolling Vertical Landing upgrade will take place.
25 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence: Contracts
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the transcript of his speech entitled Defence Secretary speech on threats to the UK, published on 19 November 2025, what is the total monetary value of the over 1,000 major contracts signed.
25 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Autonomous Weapons: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Major £5 billion technology investment accelerates UK defence innovation in a European first, published on 2 June 2025, as a monetary figure, how much of
25 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Autonomous Weapons: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Major £5 billion technology investment accelerates UK defence innovation in a European first, published on 2 June 2025, how much of the £4 billion for aut
25 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Defence: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the transcript of his speech entitled Defence Secretary speech on threats to the UK, published on 19 November 2025, if he will provide a list of the firms that constitute the 14% of non-British
25 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Defence: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the forthcoming Defence Investment Plan will be delivered in the form of a single document.
25 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence: STARK
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled 100 new jobs created as drone factory opens in Swindon, published on 20 November 2025, if he will list all contracts placed by his Department with STARK s
Source: official written-questions record.