Written questions

Luke Akehurst

333 written questions tabled, most recent first.

7 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Guided Weapons: National Security

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has reviewed existing command arrangements for ground-based air defence in relation to the protection of critical national infrastructure.

7 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Guided Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has assessed the role of air defence artillery systems in countering unmanned aerial systems.

7 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Unmanned Air Systems

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has been made on developing a policy for the active engagement of unmanned aerial systems.

7 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Military Alliances

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether there are any formal agreements in place with allied nations for the provision of ground-based air defence for the UK homeland.

7 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Guided Weapons: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether spending on UK ground-based air defence and Integrated Air and Missile Defence effectors will be deferred until the 2030s.

7 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Guided Weapons: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many additional Aster 30 missiles have been ordered for the Type 45 destroyer fleet since 2022.

7 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Guided Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Starstreak and Lightweight Modular Missiles have been ordered since 2022 to replace stocks donated to Ukraine.

7 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Guided Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of current UK stockpiles of short-range ground-based air defence missiles compared with stock levels held in 2022.

7 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Guided Weapons: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of planned expenditure on UK Integrated Air and Missile Defence during the current Parliament will be allocated to effectors, as opposed to sensors and command-and-control systems.

7 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Guided Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the UK’s ground-based air defence capability in the event of the UK having to operate without direct United States support.

9 Dec 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Palestine: Curriculum

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 29 October 2025 to Question 79968, whether she plans to publish the findings of the independent audit of Palestinian Authority curriculum reform.

9 Dec 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Palestine: Textbooks

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she plans to review elements of UK support for the Palestinian Authority in the context of textbooks for the 2025–26 school year.

9 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Neurology: Neighbourhood Health Centres

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance has been issued to Neighbourhood Health Centre sites on integrating specialist neurology services with neighbourhood-based care teams.

9 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Neurology: Neighbourhood Health Centres

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many of the first-wave Neighbourhood Health Centre sites have prioritised neurology within a) initial service plans and b) delivery models.