Ben Obese-Jecty

29 May 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Navy: Military Aircraft

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the answer of 20 April 2026 to question 125359 on Teledyne Marine: Navy, by when he plans to deliver Sentinel and Slocum gliders to the Royal Navy.

29 May 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Unmanned Air Systems: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his foreword in the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress he has made on delivering land drone swarms.

29 May 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Guided Weapons: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his foreword in the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress he has made on delivering up to 7,000 new long range weapons.

29 May 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Ajax Vehicles: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made on the development of Ajax 2.

29 May 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Poland: Military Alliances

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the fourth report of the Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy (CP1338), published on 24 June 2025, what progress he has made on collaborating with Poland on air and missile defence.

29 May 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Canada: Military Alliances

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the fourth report of the Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy (CP1338), published on 24 June 2025, what progress he has made on improving the defence and security partnership with C

29 May 2026 · Ministry of Defence

European Union: Military Alliances

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the fourth report of the Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy (CP1338), published on 24 June 2025, what progress he has made on enabling closer cooperation with the EU on maritime s

29 May 2026 · Ministry of Defence

USA: Military Alliances

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the fourth report of the Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy (CP1338), published on 24 June 2025, what progress he has made on a) renewing and b) increasing greater strategic depth

29 May 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Reserve Forces

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made on preparing reserve forces to protect critical national infrastructure.

29 May 2026 · Ministry of Defence

HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Queen Elizabeth

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of the defence budget was taken up by the construction of HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales in each year from 2010 until their completion.

29 May 2026 · Cabinet Office

AUKUS

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing an AUKUS visa across trilateral AUKUS partners.

29 May 2026 · Cabinet Office

AUKUS

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what progress he has made on removing barriers to workforce mobility across AUKUS partners via mutual recognition of security clearances for AUKUS-related work.

29 May 2026 · Ministry of Defence

AUKUS: Electronic Warfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made on developing the cyber capabilities stream of AUKUS Pillar 2.

29 May 2026 · Cabinet Office

AUKUS

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of establishing a joint secretariat to support trilateral AUKUS representatives.

29 May 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he has taken to identify SMEs eligible for membership of the Authorised User Community.

29 May 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Air Force: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the letter from his Department's Permanent Secretary to the Chair of the Public Accounts Committee on 30 April 2026, what progress he has made on improving the fill rates of engineering posts ac

29 May 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Artillery: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 21 May 2026 to question 2232 on Artillery: Procurement, how many RCH155 are scheduled to be delivered in each year between 2028 and 2032; and to which Regiments.

29 May 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Ajax Vehicles: Health and Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 21 May 2026 to question 2304 on Ajax Vehicles: Health and Safety, when the review of the Independent Expert Panel Review report is scheduled to be completed.

29 May 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Antisubmarine Warfare: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 22 May 2026 to question 746 on Antisubmarine Warfare: Procurement, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of an interim measure before the Long-Range Anti-Submarine Warfare

29 May 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Antisubmarine Warfare: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 22 May 2026 to question 746 on Antisubmarine Warfare: Procurement, by when the Long-Range Anti-Submarine Warfare Weapon is planned to enter service.

29 May 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Antisubmarine Warfare: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 22 May 2026, to question 746 on Antisubmarine Warfare: Procurement, by when is the Long-Range Anti-Submarine Warfare Weapon scheduled to progress from the concept phase.

29 May 2026 · Ministry of Defence

F-35 Aircraft: Guided Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, following the test of four inert SPEAR 3 missiles on the F-35B at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, by when will plans to complete a) mission systems integration and b) jettison trials.

29 May 2026 · Ministry of Defence

NATO: Military Exercises

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many RAF/RN F-35B aircraft were deployed on Exercise Dynamic Mongoose 2026.

29 May 2026 · Ministry of Defence

NATO: Military Exercises

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether participation in Exercise Dynamic Mongoose 2026 falls within the scope of Operation Firecrest.

29 May 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Military Aircraft: Fuels

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment has he made of the adequacy of the availability of sustainable aviation fuel during operational deployments.

29 May 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Military Aircraft: Fuels

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when his Department will complete the transition to sustainable aviation fuel.

29 May 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Military Aircraft: Fuels

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the projected cost to the Ministry of Defence of switching to sustainable aviation fuel.

29 May 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Military Aircraft: Fuels

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of sustainable aviation fuel requirements on logistics in each of the armed services.

29 May 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Armed Forces Minister has been given access to the content of the Defence Investment Plan.

29 May 2026 · Ministry of Defence

F-35 Aircraft

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much does the F-35B cost per flying hour.