Written questions

5,096 written questions tabled, most recent first.

13 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Apache Helicopters

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, Table 6: Spending on the Land Domain, what the full scope is of the £1.1 billion against Apache Helicopters.

13 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Artillery

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the answer of 21 January 2026 to question 105107 on Artillery, what progress he has made on establishing a timeline for replacing the L118 105mm Light Gun by 2030.

13 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

F-35 Aircraft: Nuclear Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, paragraph 73, by what year he plans to join the NATO Dual Capable Aircraft nuclear mission.

13 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Defence Equipment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, Table 6: Spending on the Land Domain, what the full scope is of the £1.5 billion against Ground Based Air Defence.

13 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Typhoon Aircraft

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what upgrades and enhancements to the Typhoon force a) have been delivered and b) are within the scope of the Typhoon Long Term Evolution programme.

13 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Integrated Care Board: Dental Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS dental contracts within the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough ICB have been handed back in each of the last three years by number of contracts and Units of Dental Activity.

13 Jul 2026 · Department for Transport

A14: Trees

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 19 March 2026 to question 121208 on A14: Trees, what steps National Highways is taking to ensure the survival of replanted saplings on the A14 during heatwave temperatures and drought.

13 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Warships: Unmanned Marine Systems

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 10 July 2026, to question 15529 on Warships: Procurement, what phase is the Type 91 uncrewed missile platform currently at.

13 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

F-35 Aircraft: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 10 July 2026, to question 15530 on F-35 Aircraft: Procurement, by what date does he expect delivery schedules to be agreed.

13 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Armoured Fighting Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, paragraph 62, what is the planned number of each vehicle to be procured under the a) Light Mobility Vehicle and b) the Heavy Protected Mob

13 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Guided Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, paragraph 62, what is the Planning Assumption for Service Entry for the Precision Strike Missile.

13 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Defence Equipment: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, Table 6: Spending on the Land Domain, what is the breakdown of a) projects and b) proportion of funding allocated to each project from the

13 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, paragraph 35, what applications are being developed as part of the Land AI C2 programme.

13 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Uncrewed Systems

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, paragraph 31, what uncrewed systems swarming capability do each of the services currently have in order to enable Taskforce RAID to drive

13 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Navy: Unmanned Marine Systems

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, page 26, how many Type 94 uncrewed radar platforms does he intend to build for the Royal Navy.

13 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Army: ICT

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the full scope of Project IRIS.

13 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Navy: Unmanned Marine Systems

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what changes to the a) regulatory and b) classification framework will be required in order to deliver the Royal Navy’s new Type 91-94 autonomous vessels.

9 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 8 July 2026 to question 14522 on Defence: Finance, which year of the Government Major Projects Portfolio and National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority Annual Report th

9 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence Police: Seized Articles

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June 2026 to Question 11878 on Ministry of Defence Police: Seized Articles, if he will provide a summary of all the weapons detailed in the line for “small arms” broken down by weapon

9 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Warships: Antisubmarine Warfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, paragraph 48, over what timescale will a) Type 92 and b) Type 93 join the fleet to enhance anti-submarine warfare capabilities.

9 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Navy: Aircraft Carriers

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, paragraph 54, by what year does he plan to introduce an autonomous airborne early warning system for the Royal Navy’s aircraft carriers.

9 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Warships

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, page 28 on Integrated Air and Missile Defence, in what way will CCAs to play a key role in IAMD into the 2030s.

9 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Telecommunications Cables: Seas and Oceans

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, paragraph 49, what novel funding mechanisms will be used to increase the resilience and protection of critical underwater infrastructure.

9 Jul 2026 · Department for Transport

Shipping: Russia

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 3 July 2026 to question 13292 on Shipping: Russia, how many suspected shadow fleet vessels have been challenged for proof of insurance as they transit the English Channel.

9 Jul 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what the full scope is of the UK AI Hardware Plan.

9 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Body Armour

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what items of a) uniform and b) equipment have been manufactured by Source Tactical under the Virtus programme multi-year contract.

9 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

LE TacCIS programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the full scope of Project CENTAUR.

9 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Investment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions has the Defence Investors’ Advisory Group met since its formation.

9 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, paragraph 31, what steps will be taken to deliver advantage in denied and degraded environments.

9 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, paragraph 25, by what date in 2026 will the Defence-wide Secret Cloud minimum viable product be delivered.

Source: official written-questions record.