Written questions

5,096 written questions tabled, most recent first.

20 Oct 2025 · Home Office

Drugs: Organised Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the press notice entitled Record number of gang leaders charged for county lines offences, published on 8 October 2025, how much and what proportion of the funding provided through t

20 Oct 2025 · Home Office

Infrastructure: Huntingdon

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what critical national infrastructure sites there are within Huntingdon constituency.

20 Oct 2025 · Home Office

Immigration: Armed Forces

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of including (a) military service and (b) the military service of a (i) partner and (ii) parent in the contribution criteria for Indefinite L

20 Oct 2025 · Home Office

Immigration: Armed Forces

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department's proposed change in the point of eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain would apply to (a) current and (b) former non-UK armed forces (i) personnel and (ii) their families.

20 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Small Businesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much and what proportion of his Department's expenditure was with UK-based businesses in the latest period for which data is available.

20 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Small Businesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much and what proportion of his Department's expenditure was with small and medium sized enterprises in the latest period for which data is available.

20 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Venture Capital

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information his Department holds on the level of venture capital investment there is within UK defence companies that sit within the Defence Industrial Strategy.

20 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence

National Armaments Director

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his planned timetable is for the appointment of the National Armaments Director.

20 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to publish the Defence Reform and Efficiency Plan.

20 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress he has made in establishing the Defence Office for Small Business Growth.

20 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress he has made in establishing the Defence Energy and Capability Resilience Centre of Excellence.

20 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average procurement cycle time to delivery was in the latest period for which data is available.

20 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Public Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much and what proportion of his Department's expenditure with industry groups was spent in each region in the latest period for which data is available.

20 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Exports

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information his Department holds on the share of the global defence export market held by UK-based companies.

20 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much and what proportion of his Department's expenditure was on research and development in the latest period for which data is available.

20 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 85 of the Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth, published on 8 September 2025, CP 1388, what steps he is taking to improve the demand signal.

20 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Supply Chains

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 76 of the Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth, published on 8 September 2025, CP 1388, what recent progress he has made in establishing the Defence Supply Chain

20 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 76 of the Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth, published on 8 September 2025, CP 1388, when he plans to introduce a supplier resilience maturity assessment (a)

20 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 75 of the Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth, published on 8 September 2025, CP 1388, when he plans to establish a scenario planning capability within the Nati

20 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 75 of the Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth, published on 8 September 2025, CP 1388, if he will make an assessment of the lessons learned from the first joint

20 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 72 of the Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth, published on 8 September 2025, CP 1388, when he plans to launch a Regulatory Solutions Hub.

20 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 72 of the Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth, published on 8 September 2025, CP 1388, what recent progress he has made in launching the Range of the Future pro

20 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 72 of the Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth, published on 8 September 2025, CP 1388, what recent progress he has made in piloting the provision of a high fide

20 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 72 of the Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth, published on 8 September 2025, CP 1388, how much funding his Department plans to provide for more mobile test tec

17 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Warrior Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) FV510, (b) FV511, (c) FV512, (d) FV513, (e) FV514 and (f) FV515 variants of Warrior are in service as of 1 September 2025.

17 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 71 of the Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth, published on 8 September 2025, CP 1388, what the scope is of the test and evaluation transformation programme.

17 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 71 of the Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth, published on 8 September 2025, CP 1388, when he plans to begin the targeted sprint on autonomous systems.

17 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 71 of the Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth, published on 8 September 2025, CP 1388, what his planned timetable is for reducing the burden of Defence Standard

17 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 70 of the Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth, published on 8 September 2025, CP 1388, when he expects the Defence Tech Scaler pilot be fully operational.

17 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Innovation

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 69 of the Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth, published on 8 September 2025, CP 1388, what recent progress the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory has ma

Source: official written-questions record.