Written questions · Ben Obese-Jecty

17 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Body Armour

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the Personal Hard Armour Framework will be implemented.

17 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Ukraine: Ammunition

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which units have had (a) existing and (b) allocated ammunition stocks reduced to donate ammunition to Ukraine.

17 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Ammunition

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how long it will take to replenish ammunition stocks to adequate levels.

17 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Ukraine: Ammunition

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of UK ammunition stocks have been given to Ukraine.

17 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Hawk Aircraft: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what upgrades Hawk T2 will require in order to remain in use to its planned 2040 out-of-service date.

17 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Ukraine: Military Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much each country within the Coalition of the Willing has contributed to the £450m funding package announced on 11 April 2025.

17 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Army Cadet Force: Ammunition

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the amount of 5.56mm ammunition required in order to ensure all Army Cadets are able to complete all annual shooting training requirements.

17 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Cadets

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many cadets there are affiliated to the (a) British Army, (b) Royal Navy, (c) Royal Air Force and (d) Combined Cadet Forces.

17 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Army Cadet Force: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of training area availability on Army Cadet Force training in the next five years.

17 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Army Cadet Force: Ammunition

17 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Warships: British Steel

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the last Royal Navy vessel was that was built primarily from British steel.

17 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Trident Submarines: Iron and Steel

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what the reason the new Royal Navy Dreadnought Submarine programme will be built from steel imported from France.

17 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Warships: British Steel

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment has he made of the potential impact of the Government's recent policies in relation to British Steel on the Royal Navy's shipbuilding capacity.

17 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Defence

China: Defence Equipment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what equipment issued to service personnel is manufactured in China.

17 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Clothing

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what multi-spectral camouflage capabilities are currently (a) in service and (b) undergoing testing with land forces.

17 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Army: Career Development

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish his Department's analysis of the Private to Sergeant promotion rate for (a) non-UK and (b) UK service personnel.

17 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Air Force: Advertising

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total size is of the Royal Air Force advertising budget in the 2025-26 financial year.

17 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Royal Marines: Advertising

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total size is of the Royal Marines advertising budget in the 2025-26 financial year.

17 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Navy: Advertising

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total size is of the Royal Navy advertising budget, excluding the Royal Marines, in the 2025-26 financial year.

17 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Army: Advertising

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total size is of the British Army advertising budget in the 2025-26 financial year.

17 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of contracting a single advertising agency to deliver all Armed Forces recruitment advertising.

17 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Air Force: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which company is contracted to deliver recruitment advertising for the Royal Air Force.

17 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Royal Marines: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which company is contracted to deliver recruitment advertising for the Royal Marines.

17 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Navy: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which company is contracted to deliver recruitment advertising for the Royal Navy.

17 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Army: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which company is contracted to deliver recruitment advertising for the Army.

17 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Ukraine: Military Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much financial support has the UK contributed to Ukraine through the Ukraine Defence Contact Group since 5 July 2024.

17 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Unmanned Air Systems: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on fpv drone (a) development and (b) procurement since 5 July 2024.

17 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Unmanned Air Systems: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what fpv drones have been procured by his Department since 5 July 2024.

17 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Unmanned Air Systems: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans his Department has to procure fpv drones.

17 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Rifles: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate his Department has made of the cost of replacing the SA80A2 and SA80A3 as the standard individual weapons of the Armed Forces in 2030.