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United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 March 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service leavers who left in 2014 subsequently rejoined in a) 2014, b) 2015, c) 2016, d) 2017, e) 2018, f) 2019, g) 2020, h) 2021 and i) 2022.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 March 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 4 March to Question 116531 on Defence: Finance, when the UK's return for 2027 will be produced.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 March 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department seeks feedback from military personnel on the catering service provided by Sodexo.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 March 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, who in the new Defence Reform Quad structure is responsible for ensuring that new commercial technologies are adopted by the armed forces.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 March 2026
We call on the UK Government to review Armed Forces recruitment policies to allow people with Type 1 diabetes to serve. Modern treatments enable individuals to meet fitness and performance standards. Eligibility should be assessed individually, not through automatic exclusion Why is this important? Excluding all people with Type 1 diabetes denies capable individuals the opportunity to contribute to national defence. It reinforces outdated perceptions and fails to recognise how far treatment and self-management have advanced. A fair, evidence-based approach would ensure the Armed Forces can recruit from the widest possible talent pool while maintaining operational effectiveness and safety.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 March 2026
Reform self-defence laws to ensure anyone resisting an attempted sexual assault can use any means necessary. The law must recognise that using a tool to stop a larger attacker is a proportionate and lawful act of prevention. We believe the current legal framework for self-defence is failing victims of sexual assault.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 March 2026
We want the Government to suspend student loan repayments for people who join HM Armed Forces or the Royal Fleet Auxiliary, with remaining debt cleared after the required term of service. We want this because student debt can be a barrier to joining. Suspending repayments during service and clearing remaining debt after the required term would make service more attractive, improve recruitment and retention, reduce financial pressure, and encourage more serving personnel to take up education.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 March 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department is forecast to spend from the Treasury Reserve on supporting operations in the Middle East in the (a) current and (b) next financial year.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 March 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's policy is on publishing public policy documents during the purdah period.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 March 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with his Cabinet Office colleagues on publishing the Defence Investment Plan during a period of purdah.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 March 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list all orders placed as Urgent Operational Requirements since 1 January 2026 in relation to the current Middle East operations.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 March 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 16 March to Question 119960 on Armed Forces: Disclosure of Information, if he will list the technical issues affecting data quality.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 March 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department expects to spend from funding allocated from the Treasury Reserve for operations in the Middle East in the (a) current and (b) next financial year.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 March 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of defence orientated apprenticeships and skills placements in a) Leicester and b) the East Midlands.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 March 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the implementation phase of Defence Reform will conclude.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 March 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many further phases will be conducted as part of Defence Reform following the implementation phase.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 March 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what phase the Defence Reform programme is currently in.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 March 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Defence Industrial Strategy 2025 on Northern Ireland.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 March 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Defence Industrial Strategy 2025 on Northern Ireland.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 March 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent from funding allocated from the Treasury Reserve as of 17 March 2026.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 March 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory’s press release entitled UK-first achieved in advanced materials to benefit defence, published on 10 March 2026, from which countries the United Kin
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 March 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory’s press release entitled UK-first achieved in advanced materials to benefit defence, published on 10 March 2026, what assessment he has made of the
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 March 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory’s press release entitled UK-first achieved in advanced materials to benefit defence, published on 10 March 2026, whether he plans to export UK capab
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 March 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department classifies publishing a video on social media filmed at a secret location in an operational theatre containing information that could allow adversaries to geolocate that location as a secur
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 March 2026
The Strategic Defence Review makes clear we are entering a new era of threat. This demands a new era for UK defence – one focused on warfighting readiness and the ability to scale and sustain capability at pace. A resilient, productive defence industry an...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 March 2026
My hon. Friend the Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry (Luke Pollard) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. The Strategic Defence Review makes clear we are entering a new era of threat. This demands a new era for UK defence – one f...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 March 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will ensure that UK Armed Forces personnel in (i) Oman, (ii) Bahrain, (iii) Qatar and (iv) Cyprus are provided with chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear protective kit.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 March 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with the Government of Ukraine on collaboration between government, universities and industry to support Ukraine’s long-term defence technological development.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 March 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 9 March 2026 to Question 116533 on Ministry of Defence: Small Businesses, when the SME Action Plan will be published.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 March 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 9 March 2026 to Question 116533 on Ministry of Defence: Small Businesses, whether work on the SME Action Plan has begun.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 March 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 9 March 2026 to Question 116533 on Ministry of Defence: Small Businesses, whether new staff have been employed to produce the SME Action Plan.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 March 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 9 March 2026 to Question 116533 on Ministry of Defence: Small Businesses, who is leading the production of the SME Action Plan.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 March 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 9 March 2026 to Question 116533 on Ministry of Defence: Small Businesses, whether the SME Action Plan will be published before the Defence Investment Plan.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 March 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 9 March 2026 to Question 116533 on Ministry of Defence: Small Businesses, whether the SME Action Plan will be allocated Departmental funding.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 March 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 9 March 2026 to Question 116533 on Ministry of Defence: Small Businesses, whether the SME Action Plan will allocate funding to be spent with UK SMEs.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 March 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 9 March 2026 to Question 116533 on Ministry of Defence: Small Businesses, who will write the SME Action Plan.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 March 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 9 March 2026 to Question 116533 on Ministry of Defence: Small Businesses, whether the SME Action Plan will the engage with SME representatives.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 March 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 9 March 2026 to Question 116533 on Ministry of Defence: Small Businesses, if he will publish terms of reference for the SME Action Plan.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 March 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what consideration he has given to publishing annual data on suicides among armed forces veterans.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 March 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent steps he has taken to improve bilateral defence cooperation between the UK and Ireland.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 March 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for UK and NATO defence policy of Ukraine’s wartime innovation in areas including drone technology and digital battlefield coordination.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 March 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking with Ukraine and NATO allies to ensure that lessons from the war in Ukraine inform future cooperation on defence and security innovation.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 March 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the relevance to the UK defence innovation ecosystem of Ukraine’s approach to rapid defence innovation during the ongoing conflict.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 March 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what programmes his Department has established to incorporate lessons from the war in Ukraine into UK defence innovation.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 March 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much funding has been allocated by his Department to programmes designed to incorporate lessons from the war in Ukraine into UK defence innovation since February 2022.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 March 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which UK companies, universities or research institutions are participating in programmes designed to incorporate lessons from the war in Ukraine into defence innovation.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 March 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to support cooperation between British and Ukrainian defence industries in support of European and NATO security.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 March 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential implications of operational lessons from the war in Ukraine for UK defence procurement and capability development.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 March 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the role that defence and advanced manufacturing companies in Northern Ireland could play in future UK-Ukraine defence cooperation.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 March 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what support his Department provides to defence and technology companies in Northern Ireland seeking to collaborate with Ukrainian partners.