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United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 6 July 2026
To ask His Majesty's Government by what percentage the Ministry of Defence has reduced its civil service costs since 2 June 2025.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 6 July 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what is the latest assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of access to special educational needs or disabilities provision on a) Armed Forces family satisfaction and b) personnel retention.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 6 July 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of strengthening statutory guidance to local authorities on accepting existing assessments and plans when Service children with special or additio
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 6 July 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her department has considered the potential merits of introducing a statutory requirement for all local authorities to appoint a lead officer for children from Armed Forces families, including those wit
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 3 July 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure compliance with data protection requirements relating to the processing of special category data, including data relating to health or protected characteristics.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 3 July 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Department for Business and Trade's press release entitled UK to secure critical minerals boosting economic resilience and cutting reliance on imports, published on 22 June 2026,
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 3 July 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department uses numerical reasoning tests as part of the recruitment process for its graduate recruitment scheme.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 3 July 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Department maintains a public register or internal inventory of automated decision-making systems; and whether it plans to publish such information.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 3 July 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many visits by ministers in his Department have been made to Commonwealth member states in each of the last five years.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 3 July 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in the European Union on defence co-operation.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 3 July 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to help small technology companies to work with the Department.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 3 July 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent estimate he has made of the number of jobs in the Glasgow City Region supported by defence spending.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 3 July 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the Department maintains a public register or internal inventory of automated decision-making systems.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 July 2026
I want the Government to make it a specific criminal offence for any person to pretend to be serving or to have served in His Majesty’s Armed Forces. Any person gaining any financial or any type of help by pretending to have served in the Armed Forces past or present should be made a specific criminal offence under charges similar to fraud. This includes turning up to parades wearing medals.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 July 2026
I would ask change the law to allow adults carry approved pepper spray for personal self-defence. Current law leaves many people without an effective means of protecting themselves from violent attacks, particularly women from affected by the fear of sexual violence and assaults. Many people, particularly women, disproportionately affected by the fear of sexual violence and attacks in public spaces especially when travelling alone at night. Recent increases in violent attacks, hate crimes and assaults against people targeted because of their sex, religion, ethnicity or perceived identity have heightened concerns about personal safety. Many law-abiding people feel they lack an effective means of protecting themselves in an emergency.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 July 2026
We believe it should be standard to protect children under five who should receive the highest level of safety and legal protection from harm. The “reasonable punishment” defence currently allows parents and carers to legally hit children if the force used is judged “reasonable”. We believe adults should not decide what a toddler is capable of tolerating when they cannot fully grasp their developmental needs and experiences. These are vulnerable members of society, not yet able to regulate their emotions sufficiently or conceptualise the timeframe ‘next month’, and should not be expected to understand what it means when a parent hits them. Children under five would not recognise when the threshold of “reasonable punishment” has been exceeded, nor is it their responsibility to endure the long-term effects on their cognitive and emotional development, such as altered brain chemistry.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 July 2026
Current UK law strictly prohibits the carrying of any item for the purpose of self-defence, leaving women with zero legal means to deter or defend against physical and sexual violence. Violence against women is rising and declared a national emergency by police chiefs. The government needs to legalise an implement for women to carry to deter sexual attacks. This must be designed for use at a distance because of biological strength differences; once men get close, they can overpower women. Women in the USA can legally carry items like pepper spray while we are left defenceless. It is time we had access to an effective, non-lethal means of defence.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 July 2026
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement entitled Defence funding update, published on 30 June, HCWS165, how much of the £298 billion to be spent on defence over the next four years will be spent in finan
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 July 2026
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.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 July 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Defence Investment Plan provides short-range air defence.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 July 2026
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
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 July 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what percentage of a) new build and b) repaired old military homes, have been constructed using timber since the publication of the Defence Housing Strategy in December 2025, and whether his Department is conside
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 July 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how does the Department define and ensure meaningful human involvement in decisions supported or made by automated systems.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 July 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to resolve backlogs in the issuing of RSS to veterans.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 July 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects the RSS backlog to be resolved.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 July 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the current status of the McCloud Remedy for veterans who were medically discharged from the Armed Forces around the time of the 2015 pension reforms.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 July 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when can veterans affected by the McCloud case expect to receive their Remediable Service Statements.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 July 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps are being taken to address delays in the Armed Forces pension remedy programme.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 July 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on defence investment in Ayrshire.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 July 2026
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.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 July 2026
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.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 July 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department has taken to assess and mitigate risks of bias or discrimination arising from the use of automated decision-making systems.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 July 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, to what extent are automated decision-making systems used in relation to civil service employment, including recruitment, performance management, discipline, or allocation of work.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 July 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what consultation has taken place with recognised trade unions regarding the introduction or use of automated decision-making systems affecting staff.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 July 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what measures are in place to ensure that human oversight is substantive and effective, rather than limited to formal or nominal review.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 July 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how the Defence Investment Plan will support the reduction of supply chain delays in the defence sector, including by addressing supply chain delays to the Challenger programme.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 July 2026
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 July 2026
My right honourable friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer (Rachel Reeves) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.The first job of any government is to keep people safe. Since I’ve been Chancellor, I’ve been clear that national security is c...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 July 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether significant Automated Decision-Making is taking place or planned within his Department, and if he will make a statement.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 July 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many houses will no longer be (a) rebuilt and (b) refurbished as a result of his Department's decision to delay spending on defence housing to the next Parliament.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 July 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Defence Housing Strategy: A £9bn ‘generational renewal' for forces family housing and 100,000 new homes on MOD land to drive growth, published on 2 Novemb
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 July 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Defence Housing Strategy: A £9bn ‘generational renewal' for forces family housing and 100,000 new homes on MOD land to drive growth, published on 2 Novemb
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 July 2026
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will provide a breakdown of how much of the current financial settlement for the Defence Investment Plan is unfunded.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 July 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many hon. Members received direct payment from his Department in each of the last 10 years by year and service provided.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 July 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if his Department will fast track military pension cases from veterans who have not yet received their military pension.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 July 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has been made on the implementation of the Pension Sharing Orders.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 July 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if the Rt. Hon Member for Makerfield was given (a) full visibility of the content and b) a detailed breakdown of the economic cost and future funding requirements of the Defence Investment Plan prior to Tuesday 3
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 July 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 22 of the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, if he will publish a list detailing (a) the winners and (b) the value of each of the 1,400 major defence contracts signed
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 July 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 19 of the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, what is his planned timetable for publishing a clear definition of a British company.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 July 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will state the confirmed funding allocated for the Defence Investment Plan.