Written questions
5,096 written questions tabled, most recent first.
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 is the scope of machine-augmented intelligence fusion.
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 32, what sprint is the programme currently on.
9 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Canada: Military Bases
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 27 of the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, what steps he plans to take to exploit the (a) size, (b) scale, and (c) freedom of the British Army Training Unit Suffield.
9 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Guided Weapons
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made on developing the joint complex weapons portfolio office.
9 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Defence: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 39 of the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, what is his planned timetable for setting out a clear policy framework governing the delivery of Dependable AI.
9 Jul 2026 · Cabinet Office
Prime Minister: Official Gifts
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what type of revolver did the Prime Minister receive from the President of Turkey at the NATO summit.
8 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Defence Equipment: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the answer of 3 December 2024 to question 15863 on Defence Equipment: Procurement, what his Department’s direct spend is for goods manufactured in China for a) 2024-25 and b) 2025-26.
8 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Army Reserve
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 3 July 2026, to question 13293 on Army Reserve, by what date will he measure the success of the commitment in the Strategic Defence Review to increase the proportion of active reserves b
8 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Defence: Higher Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, by what date applications will open for year two of the Defence Universities Alliance.
8 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Warrior Vehicles
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 10 December 2025 to question 97408 on Warrior Vehicles: Decommissioning, how many warrior vehicles are a) in the active fleet and b) yet to start the disposal process as at 1 June 2026.
8 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Nuclear Weapons
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, page 30, by when he will begin the process to define the requirement for the post-Dreadnought strategic deterrent.
8 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Defence: Global Navigation Satellite Systems
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, paragraph 25, by when he will deliver enhanced resilience to the provision of Position, Navigation and Timing data.
8 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Military Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, paragraph 24, what progress has he made in establishing a Digital Warfighter Group.
8 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Aircraft Carriers: Unmanned Air Systems
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, paragraph 51, which autonomous rotorcraft are planned to be included within the Hybrid Carrier Air Wing.
8 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Warships: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, paragraph 57, what are the first seven ships that will come online before 2033.
8 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Roll-on Roll-off Ships
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, paragraph 54, what plans does he have to introduce a future strategic sea lift capability.
8 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Wildcat Helicopters
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, paragraph 54, what is the out-of-service-date for the Wildcat maritime helicopter.
8 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Warships: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, paragraph 50, by what year does he plan to introduce the new Hybrid Navy Maritime Air Defence system.
8 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Seas and Oceans: Infrastructure
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, paragraph 49, by what date does he plan to introduce additional specialist shipping.
8 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Unmanned Air Systems
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, page 27, under what project or programme name will he develop a variety of novel payloads and air launched effects.
8 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Military Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, paragraph 25, what is the scope of the (a) £1.8 billion allocated to the Digital Targeting Web and (b) £370 million allocated to Project A
8 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Military Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, paragraph 22, what is the composition of the Digital Backbone.
8 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Defence: 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 is the full scope of the work to develop AI for underwater dominance.
8 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Weapons: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the full scope is of Project STOKES.
7 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Submarines: Unmanned Marine Systems
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 26 of the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, how many Type 93 extra-large uncrewed underwater vessels (XLUUV) does he intend to build for the Royal Navy.
7 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Military Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, to what extent are Projects ASGARD, BOYD, NEXUS and all elements of the Digital Targeting Web designed to be complementary and interoperable.
7 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Sky Sabre
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 28 of the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, by when will he double the number of the Sky Sabre air defence missile systems operated by the Army.
7 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Military Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 25 of the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, what is the £5.5 billion Digital Backbone budget for after the £420 million for improving the underpinning connectivity an
7 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Digital Technology
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 23 of the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, what is the common synthetic environment.
7 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, under which programme name is the Land AI C2 concept being developed.
Source: official written-questions record.