Written questions
3,870 written questions tabled, most recent first.
29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Defence
National Security
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference page 90 of the Strategic Defence Review: Making Britain Safer: secure at home, strong abroad, published on 2 June 2025, what recent progress his Department has made on developing the Home Defence P
29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Defence: Community Development
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 90 of the Strategic Defence Review: Making Britain Safer: secure at home, strong abroad, whether he plans to form a new force to connect local communities with Defence.
29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Defence: Cybersecurity
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 89 of the Strategic Defence Review: Making Britain Safer: secure at home, strong abroad, whether he has met with the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology to discuss the
29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence: Public Consultation
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 88 of the Strategic Defence Review: Making Britain Safer: secure at home, strong abroad, how many of his Department's public engagement days have taken place since 5 July 2024.
29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence: Public Consultation
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 88 of the Strategic Defence Review: Making Britain Safer: secure at home, strong abroad, published on 2 June 2025, whether he plans to increase the number of his Department's public engagem
29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence: Public Appointments
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 25 of the Strategic Defence Review: Making Britain Safer: secure at home, strong abroad, published on 2 June 2025, whether any senior appointments who have not completed at least
29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence: Public Appointments
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 25 of the Strategic Defence Review: Making Britain Safer: secure at home, strong abroad, published on 2 June 2025, whether it will be a formal requirement for all senior appointme
29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Defence
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 25 of the Strategic Defence Review: Making Britain Safer: secure at home, strong abroad, published on 2 June 2025, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Fore
29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Defence
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 25 of the Strategic Defence Review: Making Britain Safer: secure at home, strong abroad, published on 2 June 2025, who will lead the review of the principle elements of the Integr
29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Defence: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 79 of the Strategic Defence Review: Making Britain Safer: secure at home, strong abroad, published on 2 June 2025, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commo
29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Defence: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 79 of the Strategic Defence Review: Making Britain Safer: secure at home, strong abroad, published on 2 June 2025, whether he has a target date for forming a dedicated training programme fo
29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Defence: Diplomatic Relations
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 21 of the Strategic Defence Review: Making Britain Safer: secure at home, strong abroad, published on 2 June 2025, whether the new Defence Diplomacy Strategy will be developed in
29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Defence: Diplomatic Relations
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 21 of the Strategic Defence Review: Making Britain Safer: secure at home, strong abroad, published on 2 June 2025, who will lead on the new Defence Diplomacy Strategy.
29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Defence: Diplomatic Relations
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 21 of the Strategic Defence Review: Making Britain Safer: secure at home, strong abroad, published on 2 June 2025, what recent progress his Department has made on developing a new
29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Location
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 17 of the Strategic Defence Review: Making Britain Safer: secure at home, strong abroad, published on 2 June 2025, whether he has a formal target for the reduction in the frequenc
29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Location
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 17 of the Strategic Defence Review: Making Britain Safer: secure at home, strong abroad, published on 2 June 2025, what plans he has to reduce the frequency with which people move
29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 15 of the Strategic Defence Review: Making Britain Safer: secure at home, strong abroad, published on 2 June 2025, how many recommendations he plans to make by October 2025 to hel
29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 15 of the Strategic Defence Review: Making Britain Safer: secure at home, strong abroad, published on 2 June 2025, what recent progress his Department has made on tackling (a) str
29 Aug 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Trade Agreements: USA
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with his US counterpart on a reciprocal tariff-rate quota for refined white sugar in the UK-US trade deal.
29 Aug 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Sugar Beet: Trade Agreements
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to promote the UK sugar beet industry in international trade negotiations.
29 Aug 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Biotechnology
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to protect UK sovereign innovation on gene editing in (a) current and (b) future trade deal discussions.
29 Aug 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Sugar Beet: South Suffolk
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support the sugar beet industry in South Suffolk constituency.
29 Aug 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Sugar Beet
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to promote growth in the UK sugar beet industry.
29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Pancreatic Enzyme Replacement Therapy
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support he is providing to (a) NHS trusts and (b) pharmacies to manage supply disruptions of pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy.
29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Pancreatic Enzyme Replacement Therapy
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the availability of pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy.
29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Defence: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Defence Investment Plan will report based on a cost envelope in relation to (a) his Department's budget or (b) NATO qualifying defence expenditure.
29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Defence: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Defence Investment Plan will report based on a cost envelope of (a) 2.5%, (b) 3% or (c) 3.5% of GDP on defence expenditure.
29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Defence: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Prime Minister's Oral Statement of 25 February 2025 on Defence and Security, Official Report, column 633, whether the annual increase in defence spending will include the Single Intelligence
29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Automation
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 14 of the Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, what estimate he has made of the potential savings to the public purse of automating at least 20% of human resources,
29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Automation
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 14 of the Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, how many (a) military and (b) civilian roles his Department expects to cut as a result of automating at least 20% of
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