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United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 February 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any spending commitments for his Department will not be included in the Defence Investment Plan.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 February 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what Chinese made electric vehicles are currently leased by his Department through the Phoenix II white fleet contract.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 February 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether it is his Department's policy that (a) Ministers and (b) special advisers use the disappearing messages function on Whatsapp on Government devices.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 February 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the average time it takes for service personnel to be issued with a FMed133 following discharge.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 February 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 16 February 2026 to Question 111525, how many Structured Mental Health Assessments (SMHAs) were completed i) in person and ii) virtually.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 February 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 16 February 2026 to UIN 111525, how many Structured Mental Health Assessments were completed i) prior to and ii) post discharge.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 February 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department plans to take to help support defence organisations to meet their obligations under the Public Office (Accountability) Bill.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 February 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 15 January 2026 to Question 104140, whether her Department made an assessment on the security implications for the British Overseas Territories in the Caribbean following the US's
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 February 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason the contract with Palantir was awarded without competition in December 2025.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 February 2026
To ask His Majesty's Government how many armed forces personnel and their families are on waiting lists for service family accommodation in the UK.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 February 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to take steps to help ensure that soldiers will not be prosecuted for following orders in future conflicts.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 February 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to provide an answer to Question 101920.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 February 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the cost envelope for the Defence Investment Plan will be based on his Department's (a) Resource Departmental Expenditure Limit, (b) Capital Departmental Expenditure Limit and (c) Total Departmental Expen
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 February 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department received lobbying from (a) Peter Mandelson and (b) Global Counsel in relation to (i) Anduril, (ii) Palantir and (iii) other American companies between 10 February and 11 September 2025.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 February 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will take steps to help improve the living accommodation for Armed Forces personnel located at Clive Baracks, Tern Hill in Shropshire.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 February 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the No10 press release entitled Prime Minister to warn that Europe must move away from overdependence on the US, to interdependence - and a more European NATO, of 13 February 2026, whether the £
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 February 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made on delivering Support Weapons Enhanced Sighting Systems.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 February 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, by what date SONUS acoustic weapon detection will be issued to 5th Regiment Royal Artillery.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 February 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the delivery date is of Project Shrinker.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 February 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information their Department holds on (a) the proportion of tyres procured that were re-tread tyres for (i) Department-operated and (ii) commercially contracted heavy vehicle fleets, including lorries, buses
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 February 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of mandating a minimum of 30% retread tyres in the public procurement, both direct and indirect through commercial contractors, of tyres for Minist
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 February 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the ability of Defence Equipment and Support to incorporate a (a) UK manufacturing and (b) Land Industrial Strategy components into all procurement programmes.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 February 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has considered replacing the DS30M on the batch 2 River class for the Bofors 40 MK4.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 February 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what oversight his department carries out of crewing agencies supplying merchant seafarers to deliver MoD contracts.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 February 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which crewing agencies supply merchant seafarers to deliver MoD contracts.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 February 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what action is being taken to increase opportunities for SMEs in defence supply chains.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 February 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 13 February 2026 to question 111268 on Ministry of Defence: Redundancy, when the targeted voluntary exit scheme launched on 6 January 2026 will close.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 February 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 13 February 2026 to question 111268 on Ministry of Defence: Redundancy, how many civil service redundancies within his Department he plans to achieve through a) the targeted voluntary ex
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 February 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of a ceasefire in Ukraine on the UK’s ability to sustain commitments to a) Operation Firecrest, b) Operation Cabrit and c) the JEF commitment to Arctic Sentry.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 February 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 16 February 2026 to question 111934 on Armed Forces: Parachuting, which Parachute Regiment battalion the single battalion group will be based upon.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 February 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 16 February 2026 to question 111934 on Armed Forces: Parachuting, whether parachute regiment soldiers will continue to complete a) Pegasus Company and b) the Basic Parachute Course.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 February 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Basic Parachute Courses a) took place in 2024, b) took place in 2025 and c) are due to take place in 2026 at No 1 Parachute Training School, Brize Norton.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 February 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what procedures are in place to enable effective handover of medical records from Defence Medical Services to the NHS for medically discharged personnel.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 February 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment has he made of the potential impact of the medical discharge process on (a) recruitment and (b) retention across all three services.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 February 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what feedback is collected by his Department from medically discharged personnel following the completion of the process.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 February 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when was the last end-to-end review of the medical discharge process undertaken.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 February 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment has he made of the potential impact of the medical discharge process on (a) financial, (b) housing and (c) wellbeing outcomes for Service families.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 February 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of staff in his Department have (a) office-based, (b) hybrid and (c) remote-working contracts.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 February 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when veterans with more complex circumstances can expect to receive their Remediable Service Statements under the Armed Forces Pension Scheme 2015 remedy.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 February 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has he made in reducing the time taken by Veterans UK in case handling for medically discharged personnel.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 February 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate his Department has made of the cost to the public purse of procurement programmes that were cancelled from (a) May 1997 to May 2010, (b) May 2010 to May 2015, (c) May 2015 to July 2024 and (d) July
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 February 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what length of time since the date of issue may Military Service Exemption cards be used by VISA applicants before they no longer qualify as proof of VISA applicants' circumstances by Home Office Entr
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 February 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 16 February 2026 to question 111934 on Armed Forces: Parachuting, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the focus on a single battalion group on the number of All Arms P
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 February 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 16 February 2026 to question 111934 on Armed Forces: Parachuting, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the focus on a single battalion group on the number of Basic Para
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 February 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many meetings his Department has had with Leonardo since 1 January 2026.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 February 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many legacy disputes relating to incorrectly calculated Armed Forces pension entitlements are currently being pursued by Equiniti and the Ministry of Defence; and what the total monetary value of these claims
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 February 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, a) what assessment he has made of the extent to which legacy pension disputes currently being pursued by the Ministry of Defence and Equiniti arise from historical administrative or management errors by the Depar
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 February 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to introduce the Defence Readiness Bill before May 2026.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 February 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 16 February 2026 to question 111934 on Armed Forces: Parachuting, what roles across the Armed Forces are defined as specialists.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 19 February 2026
There's no dedicated legal framework for agentic AI under UK law. It seems the government prefers adapting existing legislation to creating new AI-specific laws. The pressure to innovate is real but the government must consider if agentic AI is the right system for the job, and its governance role. AI agents are tools and agentic AI is the system that uses those tools to think, decide and act independent of human oversight. The government must address any risks like: data leaks, hallucinations, compliance failures, misleading content, reinforcing systemic inequities and distorting decision-making. While protecting democratic integrity, economic stability, human relationships, and societal well-being. As capabilities grow, so does the need for careful governance, security and oversight, for any use of agentic AI in critical National Infrastructure, Public Services, National Defence and highly regulated environments. The government should review how to address the aforementioned risks and ensure compliance is built in from the start.