Written questions
3,870 written questions tabled, most recent first.
27 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Estonia: Foreign Relations
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish a summary of his discussions with his Estonian counterpart that took place on 26 March 2025.
27 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Defence: Reform
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Spring Statement on 26 March 2025, what the forecasted cost to establish the Defence Reform Model is.
27 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Defence
North Korea: Ukraine
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the (a) extent and (b) nature of military support from North Korea to Russia’s campaign against Ukraine.
27 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Defence: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Outline Business Cases are being considered by Departmental Spend Control Approvals.
27 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Defence
NATO: Armed Forces
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many British service personnel are deployed to (a) Estonia, (b) Latvia, (c) Lithuania and (d) Poland as part of the UK contribution to the NATO Enhanced Forward Presence.
27 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Defence
NATO: Military Exercises
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what size force he intends to send on Exercise Hedgehog in May 2025.
27 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Ukraine: Peacekeeping Operations
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has considered a derogation from the European Convention on Human Rights in the event of the deployment in Ukraine of a British (a) peacekeeping and (b) reassurance force.
27 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Army: Recruitment
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has had discussions with (a) the Chief of Defence People, (b) the Deputy Chief of the General Staff and (c) other military representatives on changing elements of the Army Officer Internship scheme.
26 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Royal Marines: Recruitment
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether a programme similar to the Army Officer Internship scheme exists in the Royal Marines.
26 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Navy: Recruitment
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether a programme similar to the Army Officer Internship scheme exists in the Royal Navy.
26 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Air Force: Recruitment
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether a programme similar to the Army Officer Internship scheme exists in the RAF.
26 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Army: Recruitment
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people have subsequently joined the Army Reserve after completing the (a) Gap Year Commission or (b) Army Officer Internship since 2015.
26 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Defence: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost to the public purse will be of the defence reform model.
26 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Army: Recruitment
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people have subsequently joined the Regular Army after completing the (a) Gap Year Commission and (b) Army Officer Internship since 2015.
26 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Army: Recruitment
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people have applied for an (a) Gap Year Commission and (b) Army Officer Internship since 2015.
26 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Army: Recruitment
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people have completed a (a) Gap Year Commission and (b) Army Officer Internship since 2015.
26 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Army: Recruitment
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what remuneration package comes with the Army Officer Internship programme.
26 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Army: Recruitment
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the maximum capacity is of the Army Officer Internship programme.
26 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Army: Recruitment
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel are enrolled on the Army Officer Internship programme.
26 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Army: Recruitment
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Army Officer Internship has replaced the Gap Year Commission.
26 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Army: Recruitment
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Army still offers a Gap Year Commission.
26 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Defence: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Spring Statement on 26 March 2025, how the £2.2bn for financial year 2025-26 will be spent by his Department.
26 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Defence: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Spring Statement on 26 March 2025, whether the £13.4 billion increase in defence spending announced by the Prime Minister on 25 February 2025 will go ahead.
26 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Annington Homes: Contracts
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 and his Department's press release entitled Government buys back 36,347 military home
26 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Warships: Lasers
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to accelerate the in service date of the DragonFire system on Royal Navy vessels during the period after 2027.
26 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Defence: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many procurement orders have been submitted by his Department for approval by (a) HM Treasury and (b) Cabinet Office since 5th July 2024 for a value of (i) over £1 million, (ii) £500,000-1 million, (iii) unde
26 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Defence: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many business cases relating to procurement of new equipment or capabilities that have been submitted by his Department are currently awaiting approval by (a) HM Treasury and (b) Cabinet Office.
25 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the annual cost to the public purse is of substitute service single accommodation broken down by region.
25 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the annual cost to the public purse is of substitute service single accommodation.
25 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the entitlement requirements for an application to live in Substitute Service Single Accommodation.
Source: official written-questions record.