Ben Obese-Jecty

7 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Body Armour

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has taken steps to ensure the Virtus recompete contract is awarded to a company that can guarantee domestic production in the UK.

7 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Navy: Guided Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 1 December 2025, to question 93097 on Navy: Guided Weapons, what progress has he made on the delivery of the Royal Navy's a) Stratus LO (Low Observable) and b) Stratus RS (Rapid Strike)

7 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made on delivering Tranche 1 of the Pan Defence Skills Framework.

7 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Army

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

7 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Cooneen Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what items of a) uniform and b) equipment were manufactured by Cooneen Defence between 2018 and 2023.

7 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Warships: Unmanned Marine Systems

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what comparative assessment he has made of a) uncrewed, b) lean-crewed and c) boarding party support for maintenance of the Royal Navy’s new Type 91-94 autonomous vessels.

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 39, by when he plans to deliver the Defence Strategic Approach to AI.

7 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Navy: 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 what project name AI for underwater dominance is being developed.

7 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

AI Expert Advisory Group

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the composition is of the AI Expert Advisory Group’s membership.

7 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Norway: Minesweepers

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, paragraph 46, how many offshore support vessels he plans to procure in conjunction with Norway.

7 Jul 2026 · Treasury

Defence: Finance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the policy paper entitled The Defence Investment Plan Funding explainer, published on 30 June 2026, what the £2.4 billion under Treasury support for ongoing international objectives and more effici

7 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Typhoon Aircraft

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 6 July 2026 to question 14531 on Typhoon Aircraft, what the breakdown is of the £4.3bn excluding the £1.1bn allocated for upgrading the Typhoon fleet.

7 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Rifles: Ammunition

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the standard 5.56 x 45mm ball round to be fired from the L403A1 rifle without issue.

7 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Ammunition

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the answer of 13 October 2025 to question 77262 on Armed Forces: Ammunition, what 5.56 x 45mm ball rounds heavier than four grams are used by the armed forces.

6 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Type 26 Frigates: Shipbuilding

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 46 of the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, how many Type 26 build slots are allocated to the a) Royal Navy and b) Royal Norwegian Navy during the near-term investmen

6 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, paragraph 46, what is the a) Planning Assumption for Service Entry of the Type 91 uncrewed missile platform and b) the timeline for develo

6 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Economic Growth

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has held with the East Regional Defence and Security Cluster regarding the potential merits of implementing a Defence Growth Deal for the East of England.

6 Jul 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Jonathan Powell

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, on what date did Jonathan Powell commence his role as Prime Minister’s Special Envoy for negotiations between the UK and Mauritius on the exercise of sovereignty over the Bri

6 Jul 2026 · Treasury

Investment: Strait of Hormuz

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, paragraph 43, of the £120m investment in the Multinational Hormuz Mission has come from the contingency reserve.

6 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, paragraph 19, by when will he publish a Defence Investment Roadmap.

6 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Military Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the planned target for Initial Operating Capability for the Digital Targeting Web.

6 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Ballistic Missile Defence

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, what elements of the capability within the Defence Investment Plan provides short-range air

6 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Navy: 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 92 uncrewed underwater sense platforms he intends to build for the Royal Navy.

6 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Unmanned Air Systems

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 27 of the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, by when does he plan to commence the Collaborative Combat Aircraft autonomous jets programme.

6 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Antiship Missiles

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 6 of the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, what is the current status of the Future Cruise/Anti-Ship weapon.

6 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Global Combat Air Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made on delivering the UK Combat Air Demonstrator.

6 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, what was the corresponding published Army Reserve strength on 1 April 2025.

6 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Global Combat Air Programme: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Over £4 billion invested in next-generation fighter jet with new international contract, published on 3 July 2026, what is the (a) start date and (b) end

6 Jul 2026 · Treasury

National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority: Annual Reports

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 1 July 2026 to question 13286 on Defence: Procurement, on what date the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority Annual Report will be published.

6 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Military Aircraft: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, page 45, how many new training jets will enter service by 2030 within the £360m budget.