Written questions

1,036 written questions tabled, most recent first.

7 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

AUKUS

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the investment value for AUKUS Pillar 2.

7 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Unmanned Marine Systems: Minesweepers

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the £1.1bn for Autonomous Mine Hunting Capability will be matched equally by France.

7 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Seabed

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what systems will be developed with the £230m allocated to seabed warfare.

7 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Navy

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what date will the Hybrid Navy Fleet be operational.

7 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Destroyers

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the change to a Hybrid Navy Fleet, if the UK will continue to have an evacuation capability provided by destroyers.

7 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what capabilities the MOD is planning to disinvest in that no longer align with the evolving strategic context.

7 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Netherlands: Amphibious Warships

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what will the new amphibious combined fleet with the Netherlands include.

7 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Germany: Guided Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what does the partnership with Germany on the deep precision strike weapons entail.

7 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Frigates

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the expected rollout date is for the 13-strong fleet of submarine hunting frigates.

7 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

AUKUS: Nuclear Submarines

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the expected rollout date is for the 12 next-generation of SSN-AUKUS (SSN-A) nuclear powered conventional attack submarines.

7 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Global Combat Air Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what investments are Japan and Italy making into the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP).

7 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Finland and Netherlands: Military Alliances

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has been made in the establishment of a Multilateral Defence Mechanism between UK, Finland, and the Netherlands.

7 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the number of major contracts awarded this year will exceed the average of the last 10 years.

6 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Military Alliances

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking with like-minded nations to generate strategic advantage and harness emerging technologies to deter common threats.

6 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Deployment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to support allies and partners, including in the Middle East, Indo-Pacific, South America and Africa, through permanent deployments.

6 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Army: Deployment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps the Army is taking to support allies and partners, including in the Middle East, Indo-Pacific, South America and Africa.

6 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Air Force: Deployment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps the Royal Air Force is taking to support allies and partners, including in the Middle East, Indo-Pacific, South America and Africa.

6 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Navy: Deployment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps the Royal Navy is taking to support allies and partners, including in the Middle East, Indo-Pacific, South America and Africa.

6 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

F-35 Aircraft: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many F-35 fighter jets he plans to procure; and by what date.

6 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to increase defence spending with SMEs by 50% by 2028.

6 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Economic Growth

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish a breakdown by revenue between the five locations of the Defence Growth Deals.

6 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Job Creation

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will provide a breakdown by skillset of the 60,000 projected jobs created by the Defence Investment Plan.

6 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what percentage of spending on defence contracts has been awarded to UK companies in each year for the last 10 years.

6 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Investment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the annual cost of the Defence Investment Unit.

6 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Investment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when is the Defence Investment Summit expected to take place.

6 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Investment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has the Defence Investors’ Advisory Group (DIAG) made since inception.

6 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the expected date of the publication of the Defence Finance and Investment Strategy (DFIS).

2 Jul 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Young Futures Hubs: South Shropshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether any Dutch-style Youth Hubs will be set up in South Shropshire.

2 Jul 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Broadband: South Shropshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the quality of mobile phone connections in South Shropshire.

2 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

First Time Buyers

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what action is being taken to remove bureaucratic barriers to home ownership for first-time buyers.

Source: official written-questions record.