Written questions

5,096 written questions tabled, most recent first.

6 Jul 2026 · Home Office

Repatriation: Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of 25 June 2026, to question 11993, what proportion of the voluntary departures were a) at the individual’s expense or b) at the expense of the public purse.

6 Jul 2026 · Cabinet Office

Intelligence Services: Summer Internship Programme

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 3 July 2026 to question 10063 on Intelligence Services: Recruitment, for what reason are white candidates not eligible to apply for the MI5, MI6 and GCHQ Summer Intelligence Internship.

6 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, what is the breakdown of the 173 vessels by flag status at the time of transit.

6 Jul 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Outdoor Recreation: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment has she made of the potential impact of the availability of the Adventures Away From Home Fund for 26/27 on schools in Huntingdonshire.

3 Jul 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Lebanon: Police

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the a) value, b) length and c) scope is of the contract to train the Lebanese police force awarded to Siren Associates Limited in September 2025.

2 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Accommodation

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many new prison places have been delivered since 5 July 2024 and at which prisons.

2 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

AUKUS: Nuclear Submarines

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, page 30, by when will he make a decision on the size of the SSN-AUKUS class.

2 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 breakdown by a) weapon type and b) current status of all small arms referred to in the

2 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Clyde Naval Base

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, page 30, what progress has he made in acquiring three floating docks and infrastructure at Faslane.

2 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Typhoon Aircraft

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, paragraph 73, what is the scope of the Typhoon Long Term Evolution programme.

2 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Trident Submarines: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the a) cost, b) 2025/26 cost and c) 2026/27 budget for Dreadnought.

2 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

F-35 Aircraft: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 30 June 2026 to question 12605 on F-35 Aircraft: Procurement, what are the additional cost estimates.

2 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Warships: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the Planning Assumption for Service Entry of Type 91.

2 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Challenger Tanks: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 30 June 2026 to question 12407 on Challenger Tanks: Procurement, what is the Initial Operating Capability forecast for Challenger 3.

2 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Nuclear Weapons: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 29 June 2026, to question 11271 on Nuclear Weapons: Procurement, and with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published in 30 June 2026, Table 3: Spending on the Defence Nuclear En

2 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Hawk Aircraft: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, Table 7: Spending on the Air Domain, what is the scope of the £860m funding for the Hawk T1 and T2.

2 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Trident Submarines

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to define the requirement for the post-Dreadnought strategic deterrent.

2 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Military Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether Projects ASGARD, BOYD, NEXUS and the Digital Targeting Web are interoperable.

2 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Ballistic Missile Defence: Unmanned Air Systems

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 assessment he has made of the potential impact of CCAs on IAMD into the 2030s.

2 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Nuclear Submarines: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, page 30, how many SSN-A nuclear powered, conventionally armed attack submarines does he currently plan to order and build.

2 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Ballistic Missile Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Defence Investment Plan provides short-range air defence.

2 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, what his planned timetable is for delivering the Integrated Air, Space and Missile Defence Operations Centre.

2 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Sky Sabre

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, page 28, what estimate he has made of the number of the Sky Sabre air defence missile systems operated by the Army.

2 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Military Aircraft: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, paragraph 73, under the recapitalisation of the Jet Training System, what estimate he has made of the number of training jets that will en

2 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 78, what is within the scope of hard but necessary decisions.

1 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

AUKUS: 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 much he has budgeted for investment in weapons and sensor payloads for underwater drones as part of AUKUS Pillar 2.

1 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Army

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, page 26, what is the full scope of the land lethality pipeline programme.

1 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Uncrewed Systems

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, page 26, under which projects or programmes will the rapid development and production of uncrewed ground vehicles commence.

1 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Unmanned Marine Systems: Minesweepers

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, page 26, what is the full scope of the £1.1 billion autonomous mine-hunting capability programme he intends to procure jointly with France

1 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Unmanned Marine Systems: Minesweepers

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, page 26, under which programme name is the £1.1 billion autonomous mine-hunting capability.

Source: official written-questions record.