Luke Akehurst

10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Rifles: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Department is considering Project GRAYBURN as the anchor for a longer-term strategic supplier relationship covering wider dismounted close combat weapons and associated support.

10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Rifles: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment the Department has made of the operational risks of replacing the SA80 service weapon without including modern optics within the scope of Project GRAYBURN.

10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Rifles: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment the Department has made of the industrial lead times associated with establishing UK small arms manufacturing capacity for Project GRAYBURN, including facilities, specialist machinery, and workfor

10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Rifles: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the proposed timeline is for Project GRAYBURN, including the anticipated date of contract award; and what assessment his Department has made of the principal risks to delivering the first 10,000 new weapons

10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Ukraine: Exports

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to assess the potential for UK companies to access future partnership and export opportunities arising from the UK/EU–Ukraine Defence Innovation Corridor.

10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Ukraine: Innovation and Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department plans to engage with early-stage initiatives such as the UK/EU–Ukraine Defence Innovation Corridor to support collaboration on defence innovation and capability development.

10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Ukraine: Innovation and Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to help ensure increased investment in defence innovation and supply chains arising from lessons learned in Ukraine for regional areas including North Durham.

10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Ukraine: Innovation and Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to incorporate lessons from Ukraine into the development of UK air and missile defence capabilities, including counter-drone systems and electronic warfare.

10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Ukraine: Innovation and Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for (a) his Department’s policies and (b) the Strategic Defence Review of Ukraine’s use of rapidly developed battlefield technologies, particularly in rel

23 Mar 2026 · Home Office

Foreign Influence Registration Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 11 March 2026 to Question 117978 on Foreign Influence Registration Scheme, how many registrations have been entered on the enhanced tier since the scheme's inception; and whi

12 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the difference in time horizons between venture capital of three to four years, and defence procurement cycles that exceed a decade, on private investment in

12 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Type 31 Frigates: Guided Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of converting Type 31 frigates into air-defence or land-attack variants through installation of Mk41 Vertical Launch Systems.

12 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Armoured Fighting Vehicles: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the cumulative impact of delays to Challenger 3, Boxer, RCH155 and the Protected Mobility fleet on the British Army’s war-fighting ability.

12 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Defence

France: Guided Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has examined options for cooperation with France on the M51.4 submarine-launched missile.

10 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department takes to help ensure that overseas-owned original equipment manufacturers keep work in the UK supply chain in the event of delays or pauses to defence programmes.

10 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that original equipment manufacturers pay their supply-chain suppliers within 30 days; what reporting and transparency requirements apply to foreign prime contractors

10 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of serving British soldiers are classified as medically fit for immediate deployment; and how this compares to NATO readiness benchmarks.

10 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Military Exercises

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many large-scale brigade-level live exercises have been conducted by the armed forces in the previous five years; and what assessment he has made of the potential impact of those exercises on operational read

10 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to improve the medical capacity of the armed forces.

10 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the retention payment introduced by the armed forces to private soldiers and lance corporals in 2025 on recruitment and retention of personnel.

10 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has been made on improving the lethality of the armed forces since the publication of the Strategic Defence Review.

10 Mar 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Apprentices: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of changes to eligibility to funding for Level 7 apprenticeships from 1 January 2026 on raising the status and attractiveness of technical and vocatio

9 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Artillery: Ammunition

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to ensure sufficient artillery ammunition stockpiles for sustained operations in a peer-on-peer conflict.

9 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Type 31 Frigates: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of adapting Type 31 frigates for enhanced air defence or strike roles to support carrier operations.

9 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Frigates: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of trends in the levels of demand among allied navies for specialised anti-submarine warfare frigates.

9 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Warships: Shipbuilding

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the capacity of the UK shipbuilding industry to sustain the production of complex warships.

9 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Warships: Exports

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the total value of recent UK warship exports, including those of the Type 26 and Type 31 frigate programmes.

4 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Army: Deployment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the equipment that would be required to enable a UK Army division to operate as a war-fighting formation.

4 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Ajax Vehicles: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of cancelling the Ajax programme on planned British Army equipment numbers.

4 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Army: Defence Equipment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the level of war stocks held by the British Army to replace damaged or destroyed equipment in a high-intensity conflict.