Written questions

5,096 written questions tabled, most recent first.

28 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Ajax Vehicles: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 27 January 2026, to question 107516 on Ajax Vehicles: Procurement, how much remains to be paid to General Dynamics under contractual obligations for the Ajax programme; and in how many i

28 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Ajax Vehicles: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 27 January 2026, to question 107516 on Ajax Vehicles: Procurement, what the next milestone is in the Ajax programme that will trigger a payment as part of contractual obligations.

27 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Ajax Vehicles: Health and Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement on Ajax, published on 22 January 2026, what recent assessment he has made of the accuracy of declaring Ajax as safe to operate ahead of Exercise Titan Storm.

27 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence

USA: Military Aircraft

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what arrangement governs the use of UK-based US fighter jets for interception taskings.

27 Jan 2026 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Facilities Agreements

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what is the total cost of facility time in the latest period for which reporting is available, across all Government bodies, broken down by body; and where that cost is paid by the public purse.

27 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Advanced Reasoning for Decision Advantage (ARDA) is within the projects shortlisted from the Defence AI Sprint.

27 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the five shortlisted projects are from the Defence AI sprint.

27 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Ajax Vehicles: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 21 January 2026 to Question 106072 on Ajax Vehicles: Procurement, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the issue raised in the post-exercise repo

27 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence

HMS Richmond: Decommissioning

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when HMS Richmond is due to be decommissioned.

27 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Diego Garcia: Military Bases

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when she expects to have updated the 1966 Exchange of Notes with the United States regarding the ongoing use of Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia.

26 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will set out the full scope of Commercial-X.

26 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Defence Equipment: Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 23 January 2026 to Question 106082 on Defence Equipment: Expenditure, what was the commercial off the shelf solution procured as a replacement for Melorius.

26 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Armoured Fighting Vehicles: Decommissioning

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 23 January 2026 to Question 106285 on Armoured Fighting Vehicles: Decommissioning, what progress he has made in replacing the (a) Fuchs vehicle and (b) Chemical, Biological, Radiological

26 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport

Police: Unmanned Air Systems

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she has taken to update the Air Navigation Order 2016 to support the use of beyond-line-of-sight drones by police forces.

26 Jan 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Small Modular Reactors: USA

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the US joint Department of Army and Department of Energy Project Janus, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of helping develop small modular reactors.

26 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water Supply: Huntingdon

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which villages currently have functioning water pumping infrastructure in Huntingdon constituency.

26 Jan 2026 · Cabinet Office

Public Houses: Huntingdon

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many pubs within the Huntingdon constituency are a) Free Houses and b) currently under a Pubco.

26 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Armoured Fighting Vehicles: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 23 January 2926, to question 106076 on Armoured Fighting Vehicles: Procurement, when was the Armour Piercing Fin-Stabilised Discarding Sabot round a) introduced and b) cancelled, prior t

26 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Ajax Vehicles: Health and Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement on Ajax, published on 22 January 2026, by when will he publish the Defence Accident Investigation Branch triage report.

26 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Ajax Vehicles: Health and Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement on Ajax, published on 22 January 2026, whether he will publish the Ministerial-led review into the quality of advice to Ministers, senior officials and military

26 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Ajax Vehicles: Health and Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement on Ajax, published on 22 January 2026, who are the individuals appointed by him to the panel of experts with experience of noise and vibration.

26 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Ajax Vehicles: Health and Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement on Ajax, published on 22 January 2026, what is the current medical status of the eight military personnel still injured after Exercise Titan Storm.

26 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Ajax Vehicles: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement on Ajax, published on 22 January 2026, a) by when is he expecting to receive the findings of the Army Safety Investigation and b) will the report be published.

26 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Armoured Fighting Vehicles: Modernisation

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what was the full scope of the Heavy Armour Automotive Improvement Programme.

26 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence

HMS Iron Duke

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment has he made of the adequacy of the available number of personnel to crew HMS Iron Duke following its planned maintenance period.

26 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Ajax Vehicles: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 21 January 2026, to question 106072 on Ajax Vehicles: Procurement, what assessment has he made of the potential impact of the issue raised in the post-exercise report for Exercise Scorpi

26 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Ajax Vehicles: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 21 January 2026, to question 106072 on Ajax Vehicles: Procurement, what assessment has he made of the potential impact of the issue raised in the post-exercise report for Exercise Scorpi

26 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Ajax Vehicles: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made in procuring (a) camouflage nets and (b) thermal sheets for vehicles in the Ajax programme.

26 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Syria: Islamic State

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions her Department has had with Syrian Democratic Forces on the repatriation of Islamic State-linked individuals to the United Kingdom from the al-Roj camp.

26 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Syria: Islamic State

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many Islamic State-linked a) men, b) women and c) children have been allowed to return to the UK following detention in camps within Syria.

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