Written questions
565 written questions tabled, most recent first.
16 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many helicopters will be operationally available to the UK armed forces to perform the casualty evacuation role between 2027 and 2030.
16 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which helicopter platforms will be available to the armed forces to perform the casualty evacuation role between 2027 and 2030.
15 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Nuclear Weapons: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to benchmark the cost effectiveness of the UK nuclear deterrent programme by comparison with the French.
15 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Nuclear Weapons: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure accountability and value for money from the defence nuclear budget.
15 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Nuclear Weapons: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, by what percentage the forecast 10 year programme cost of the Defence Nuclear Enterprise has increased since the Equipment plan 2023-2033: update on affordability.
15 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Chinook Helicopters: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his target is for the number of Chinook aircraft in the forward fleet in 2035.
15 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Chinook Helicopters: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many aircraft will comprise the Chinook Forward Fleet in 2027, 2028, 2029 and 2030.
14 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Oil: Scotland
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much was the purchase of the Finnart Oil Terminal.
14 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Warships: Decommissioning
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the proposed out-of-service date for (a) HMS Ledbury (b) HMS Cattistock (c) HMS Brocklesby (d) HMS Middleton (e) HMS Hurworth.
14 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Patrol Craft
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, following the retirement of the batch 1 River Class vessels, how does his department intend to conduct at sea training.
14 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Warships: Deployment
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, per year how many days does an average (a) batch 1 River class (b) batch 2 River class (c) Type 23 frigate (d) Type 45 Destroyer spend at sea.
14 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Warships
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what vessels take on the roles currently filled by (a) HMS Tyne (b) HMS Mersey (c) HMS Severn.
14 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Warships: Decommissioning
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the proposed out-of-service date for (a) HMS Tyne (b) HMS Mersey (c) HMS Severn.
13 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
ADHD: Lewes
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what is the average wait time for an ADHD assessment in the Lewes constituency.
13 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Mental Health Services: Lewes
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of accessibility to NHS mental health services, including average waiting times for assessment and treatment for residents in Lewes constituency.
13 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Mental Health Services: Lewes
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for children and young people referred to Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services in the Lewes constituency.
13 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, of the 1,250 of the worst maintained homes which have been upgraded over the last 12 months, how many have since been subject to urgent repair call outs.
13 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many military homes will be upgraded in each year to 2035.
13 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of urgent repair calls for service family accommodation have been resolved within the target timescales in each month in 2026.
13 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many urgent repair calls to service family accommodation have there been in each month in 2026.
13 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when will the independent review into single living accommodation conclude.
8 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Military Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he has a target date by which his Department intends to achieve interoperability of the Digital Targeting Web with NATO allies.
8 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Military Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure that the Digital Targeting Web is fully interoperable with NATO allies to allow the exchange of sensor and targeting data.
8 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Defence
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, following the publication of the Defence Investment Plan, when does he plan to table the Defence Readiness Bill.
8 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Defence
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to table the Defence Readiness Bill.
7 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Warships: Guided Weapons
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an estimate of how many of the (a) Type 26 (b) Type 45 will be fully fitted and cleared to deploy the Naval Strike Missile by the end of 2026.
7 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Antiship Missiles
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what operational surface-to-surface anti-ship capability the Royal Navy will possess at sea by December 2026.
7 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Russia: Shipping
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2026 to Question 759 on Russia: Shipping, if he will provide an exact number.
7 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Armoured Fighting Vehicles
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 17 June 2026 to Question 11099 on Armoured Fighting Vehicles, how many of the 700 Jackal vehicles in use across the British Army and Royal Marines are (a) Jackal 2, (b) Jackal 3 and (c)
7 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Defence Equipment
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the planned expenditure on (a) conventional equipment and (b) nuclear equipment in each year from FY26/27 to FY29/30 inclusive.
Source: official written-questions record.