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United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 June 2026
I am today announcing the Government’s decision to accept in full the 2026 Pay Award recommendations for Armed Forces remuneration made by the independent Armed Forces’ Pay Review Body (AFPRB).Armed Forces personnel will receive their third consecutive ab...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 June 2026
My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Defence (John Healey) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. I am today announcing the Government’s decision to accept in full the 2026 Pay Award recommendations for Armed Forces remuneration...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 June 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the geographical distribution of the additional student places funded through the Strategic Priorities Grant competition.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 June 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many procurement contracts have been (a) cancelled, (b) delayed or (c) renegotiated by his department since 1 April 2026.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 June 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any of the courses funded by the Strategic Priorities Grant will require students to obtain security clearance.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 June 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average number of years served was for personnel leaving the regular armed forces in each of the last 10 financial years.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 June 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of family accommodation for defence personnel.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 June 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of international competition and regulatory developments relating to satellite spectrum allocation, orbital access and satellite governance on UK defence capabi
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 June 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which Minister has ultimate responsibility for ensuring the UK's sovereign satellite capability; and what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of cross-government coordination in protecting satellite asset
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 June 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of proposed international changes to satellite interference rules on the effectiveness of UK military communications during conflict; and what steps his Departm
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 June 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his planned timetable is for renewing the Armed Forces Recruitment Service contract.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 June 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the Armed Forces Recruitment Service contract will conclude.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 June 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Committee of Public Accounts Fifth Report of Session 2026-27 (HC95), paragraph 2, for what reason did the department not have adequate accounting records in relation to audit evidence that £
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 June 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which recommendations of the Strategic Defence Review are yet to be implemented.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 June 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which recommendations of the Strategic Defence Review are yet to be implemented.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 June 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with his counterpart in the Republic of Ireland regarding defence co-operation.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 June 2026
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the role of artificial intelligence-enabled modelling and simulation tools in informing defence procurement and military capability planning.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 June 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 4 June 2026 to question 4901 on Defence: Finance, on what date was the Armed Forces Minister first given sight of the Defence Investment Plan.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 June 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Committee of Public Accounts Fifth Report of Session 2026-27 (HC95), paragraph 11, what are the nine DNE programmes have whole-life costs of more than £10 billion.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 June 2026
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment she has made of the potential benefit to the UK of joining the proposed Defence, Security and Resilience Bank.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 June 2026
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussion has she has had with NATO-Partner countries on membership of the proposed Defence, Security and Resilience Bank.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 June 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much (a) his Department, (b) its agencies and (c) its public bodies has spent on lanyards since 4 July 2024; what designs of lanyards have been purchased; and what the cost and number of each lanyard design p
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 June 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of mortuary affairs qualified personnel within the Armed Forces.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 June 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what percentage of the Ministry of Defence budget was spent on the Defence Nuclear Enterprise in 2024-25.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 June 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what percentage of his Department's budget was spent on military pensions in 2024-25.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 June 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to strengthen defence cooperation between the United Kingdom and members of the Commonwealth.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 June 2026
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any of the planned payments being made to the European Union as a consequence of the UK/EU reset will be counted towards the % GDP targets of (a) Overseas Development Aid or (b) NATO defence and security
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 June 2026
We want the Government to place severe restrictions on the media reporting on the strength or weakness of our Army, the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force. We believe the public do not need to know this information know while our enemies do. On 7 June 2026 The Mail on Sunday reported: “Entire fleet of UK attack subs is unfit for war and stuck in dock.” Sunday Express states “Labour delays leave Britain weak’ at time of war” and on 6 June 2026 the Daily Mail reported that HMS Prince of Wales has “…broken down again” and the Daily Mirror reported that the £6.3 billion Ajax armoured vehicles are “…not fit for use” in combat. We think these reports undermine our national defence.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 5 June 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the answer of 4 February 2026, Armed Forces: Fraud (UIN 108927), what the timeline is for the completion of an online financial education programme, funded by the Association of British Insurers
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 4 June 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 28 May 2026 to question 2968 on Defence: Space Technology, which EU member states is his department exploring opportunities for engagement with.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 4 June 2026
To ask His Majesty's Government what is the number of civil servants employed in the Lords' Minister's office in the Ministry of Defence; and what are their grades.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 4 June 2026
To ask His Majesty's Government how many civil servants are employed within the parliamentary branch of the Ministry of Defence.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 4 June 2026
To ask His Majesty's Government how many ministerial special advisors are employed in the Ministry of Defence; and what is the total cost o their employment.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 4 June 2026
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to reduce the level of funding for the Defence Investment Plan over the next four years; and, if so, to what level.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 3 June 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what comparative assessment his Department has made of smoking prevalence among armed forces personnel.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 3 June 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what guidance his Department has issued on the use of (a) non-compliant and (b) illicit vaping products on defence premises and naval vessels.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 3 June 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's policy is on (a) vaping cessation support and (b) smoking cessation support for armed forces personnel.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 3 June 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the scope of the Defence Energy Enterprise.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 3 June 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether Israeli military officials are barred from attending British military colleges.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 3 June 2026
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment have they made of the new MTP trousers in fitting female soldiers.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 3 June 2026
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to undertake research with serving female soldiers on the kit and armour provided within the last three years.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 3 June 2026
To ask His Majesty's Government what progress the Ministry of Defence has made in revising its internal policies to take account of For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers [2025] UKSC 16, in light of the EHRC Draft Code of Practice for services, p
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 3 June 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department permits (a) Ministers, (b) special advisers and (c) officials to use (i) Chat GPT, (ii) Google Gemini, (iii) Claude, (iv) Deepseek and (v) Grok as part of their official duties.
United Kingdom · House of Commons · 2 June 2026
United Kingdom · House of Commons · 2 June 2026
United Kingdom · House of Commons · 2 June 2026
United Kingdom · House of Commons · 2 June 2026
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 June 2026
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 June 2026
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 June 2026