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United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 June 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department has taken to help ensure that the training of Armed Forces personnel keeps pace with technological development in systems.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 June 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to publish the Defence Investment Plan.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 June 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the time taken to publish the Defence Investment Plan on employment and national security.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 June 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the 2026 Somerset Armed Forces Day's application for funding has been logged on his Department's systems.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 June 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential for the UK/EU–Ukraine Defence Innovation Corridor to generate inward investment and export contracts for UK companies.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 June 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic engagement the UK has undertaken with EU partners to clarify the governance, membership criteria, and decision-making structures of the UK/EU–Ukraine Defence
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 June 2026
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that compensation awarded to armed forces (a) veterans and (b) their families is not classified as income.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 June 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions a) Ministers and b) officials in his Department have had with the UK Soft Power Council.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 June 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on advertising on podcasts in each of the last three years.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 June 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what milestones and timelines will be set out in the Defence Investment Plan for the delivery of Integrated Air and Missile Defence capabilities, including counter-drone systems and electromagnetic warfare.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 June 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 20 April 2026 to Question 125978, what metrics his Department is using to assess the effectiveness of the learn and adapt cycle referenced in relation to lessons from Ukraine; and
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 June 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions his Department has had with UK (a) SMEs and (b) early-stage defence technology companies on developing (i) counter-drone and (ii) electronic warfare capabilities informed by lessons from Ukraine.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 June 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which programmes have been removed from the Defence Investment Plan to expedite their delivery.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 June 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress has been made on allocating the funding announced for air and missile defence; and what capabilities that funding is expected to deliver.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 June 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure that defence procurement supports SMEs in (a) Surrey and (b) Surrey Heath constituency.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 June 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has identified which categories of critical national infrastructure should be prioritised for protection under the UK’s integrated air and missile defence planning.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 30 May 2026
"We call upon the UK Government to explore the creation of a modern Local Defence Volunteer organisation to strengthen community resilience, support emergency response efforts, and encourage public service in the face of growing domestic and international challenges." The United Kingdom faces a range of modern challenges, including terrorism, cyber disruption, natural disasters, severe weather events, infrastructure emergencies, and increased international tensions. A modern Local Defence Volunteer force could help strengthen national resilience
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 29 May 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many a) CPM Wilson-Plus and b) CPM Watson-Plus drone jammers have been procured across police and security agencies.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 29 May 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has access to services provided under Ministry of Defence contracts with Palantir.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 29 May 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many UK-based defence companies have dissolved since 2020.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 29 May 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Armed Forces Minister has been given access to the content of the Defence Investment Plan.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 29 May 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Government backing future British defence unicorns published on 19 May 2026, what steps he is taking to ensure fair competition between established firms
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 29 May 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he has taken to identify SMEs eligible for membership of the Authorised User Community.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 29 May 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department owns land within the University of Sussex Campus.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 29 May 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the requirement to attain IASME certification on separate entities within the same business.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 29 May 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the planned reduction of tariff-free import quotas on steel on defence manufacturing in Yeovil constituency.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 29 May 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what is her assessment of the scale of forced recruitment and human trafficking of foreign nationals to Russia to fight in the Russian Armed Forces in the war in Ukraine, and
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 29 May 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what efforts the United Kingdom is making to encourage the government of Ukraine to co-operate with international anti-trafficking organisations to identify and screen potent
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 29 May 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what is her assessment of the potential implications for her policies of a new report by Fortify Rights and Truth Hounds, titled I Was Tricked Into War: The Risk of Human Tra
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 29 May 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that compliance requirements relating to sanctions, export controls and anti-money-laundering rules do not have a disproportionate effect on defence S
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 29 May 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 30 of his Department's policy paper entitled Defence Diplomacy Strategy, Keeping Britain Safe: secure at home and strong abroad, published on 24 March 2026, by when he plans to have a) revi
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 29 May 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he has taken to equip Ministry of Defence Police with Live Facial Recognition vans.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 29 May 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the readiness levels of the armed forces.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 29 May 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 28 April 2025 to Question 44679 on Ukraine: Defence, what progress he has made in (a) accelerating, (b) developing and (c) deepening (i) UK defence industrial capacity and capabili
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 29 May 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to help prevent misconceptions about Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) and sustainable finance rules from affecting access to finance for companies involved in lawful
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 29 May 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of access of defence SMEs to basic banking services.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 29 May 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has assessed the potential impact of a lack of long-term demand certainty on the ability of defence companies to raise external finance.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 29 May 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade on reducing complexity in export-control processes for defence SMEs.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 29 May 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the answer of 28 April 2025 to question 44679 on Ukraine: Defence, what new technology has emerged as an outcome via the work of Task Force HIRST.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 29 May 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data her Department holds on the outcomes of Service children with (a) special educational needs and (b) disabilities.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 29 May 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of family mobility on the continuity of SEND provision for children from Armed Forces families.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 29 May 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of variation between local authorities in the provision of SEND support for children from Armed Forces families.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 29 May 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of developing a central register of civilian harm incidents and allegations.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 29 May 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of implementing a Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response framework in the UK.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 29 May 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of implementing the key recommendations of the UK MOD Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response Baseline Study 2024/25 report.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 29 May 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the doctrinal difference between Armoured Cavalry and Reconnaissance regiments.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 29 May 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether legislation prevents the depiction of firearms being fired by service personnel in television advertising for the armed forces.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 29 May 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many UK military firearms have been a) lost and b) stolen and not recovered in the last five years by year and weapon type.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 29 May 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many a) lost and b) stolen UK military firearms have been recovered in the last five years by year and weapon type.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 27 May 2026
Require the Ministry of Defence to review and align direct-entry Regular Officer upper-age limits with equivalent Regular Other Rank age limits, unless it can provide clear operational, medical, or workforce-planning reasons for maintaining lower officer-specific caps. The Ministry of Defence should review direct-entry Regular Officer upper-age limits across the Armed Forces and explain whether lower officer-specific age caps remain justified. This should include a review of Army Regular Officer and Royal Marines Officer age limits. Where a service allows candidates to begin equivalent regular service as soldiers, commandos, ratings, or airmen at an older age, we believe officer candidates should not face a lower age bar unless there is a clear evidence-based reason.