Defence

Amendment 2 to Armed Forces Bill

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 September 2026

Amendment 1 to Armed Forces Bill

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 September 2026

What fiscal steps he is planning to take to support the Defence Investment Plan.

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 September 2026

What fiscal steps he is planning to take to support the Defence Investment Plan.

Ministry of Defence: Waste

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 September 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department monitors the amount of food waste generated by its offices each month.

Ministry of Defence: LGBT+ People

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 September 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department spent on activities relating to Pride Month 2026.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the comments made by the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, during Departmental Questions on 1 September 2026, how much of the funding f

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 September 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the comments made by the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, during Departmental Questions on 1 September 2026, how much of the funding f

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to WPQ 8165 answered on 29 July 2026 about Chagos Islands: Sovereignty and the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, during

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 September 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to WPQ 8165 answered on 29 July 2026 about Chagos Islands: Sovereignty and the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, during

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 19 February 2026 to Question 110439 on Defence: Finance, and with reference to the Defence Investment Plan published on 30 June 2026, what the Ministry of Defence Total Departmental Expe

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 September 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 19 February 2026 to Question 110439 on Defence: Finance, and with reference to the Defence Investment Plan published on 30 June 2026, what the Ministry of Defence Total Departmental Expe

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his planned timetable is for acquiring ire an F-35A fleet.

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 September 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his planned timetable is for acquiring ire an F-35A fleet.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he is planning on a Strategic Defence Review in 2030.

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 September 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he is planning on a Strategic Defence Review in 2030.

Defence: Procurement

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 September 2026

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the oral statement by the First Secretary of State on 2 September 2026, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of removing the defence exemption from social value.

Ministry of Defence: Adani Group

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 September 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether (a) he, (b) Ministers in his Department and (c) officials in his Department have met (i) Gautam Adani and (ii) representatives of the Adani Group since July 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent estimate he has made of the number of people supported through the LGBT+ Financial Recognition Scheme; and what further steps he plans to take to ensure all eligible LGBT+ veterans are able to access

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 September 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent estimate he has made of the number of people supported through the LGBT+ Financial Recognition Scheme; and what further steps he plans to take to ensure all eligible LGBT+ veterans are able to access

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 44 of the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, in what year does he expect the new F-35As will be able to join the NATO Dual Capable Aircraft nuclear mission.

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 September 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 44 of the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, in what year does he expect the new F-35As will be able to join the NATO Dual Capable Aircraft nuclear mission.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 44 of the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, what funding has been granted to a) developing and b) procuring nuclear weaponry for the new F35As.

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 September 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 44 of the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, what funding has been granted to a) developing and b) procuring nuclear weaponry for the new F35As.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 50 of the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, how many of the over 90,000 annual cyber attacks on Defence systems were assessed as (a) serious and (b) successful in the 12 m

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 September 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 50 of the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, how many of the over 90,000 annual cyber attacks on Defence systems were assessed as (a) serious and (b) successful in the 12 m

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 50 of the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, which (a) state and (b) non-state actors are responsible for cyber attacks on Defence systems.

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 September 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 50 of the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, which (a) state and (b) non-state actors are responsible for cyber attacks on Defence systems.

Defence: Artificial Intelligence

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 September 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 34 of the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, what the funding allocated to artificial intelligence is between 2026-27 and 2029-30.

Defence: Artificial Intelligence

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 September 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 34 of the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, what funding is allocated to defence artificial intelligence between 2030 and 2035.

Defence: Artificial Intelligence

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 September 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 34 of the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, what funding is allocated to the development of the Defence AI Centre between 2030 and 2035.

Defence: Artificial Intelligence

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 September 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 34 of the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, regarding the statement that AI will feature within the Digital Targeting Web, Integrated Air and Missile Defence, Project ASGA

Defence: Artificial Intelligence

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 September 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 34 of the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, if he plans to publish the Defence Strategic Approach to AI.

Courts: Armed Forces

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 September 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to ensure better safeguards are put in place for service personnel who receive court correspondence while deployed on exercise.

Defence School of Transport: Large Goods Vehicle Drivers

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 September 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government how many drivers were trained for C+E heavy goods licences at the Defence School of Transport in Leconfield in the last year.

Somerset Armed Forces Hub

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 September 2026

That this house celebrates the life changing work of the Somerset Armed Forces Hub has done for veterans in Somerset; notes that the Somerset Armed Forces Hub is based in ARK (Acts of Random Kindness) at Egwood in Yeovil constituency, and is open to all members of the Armed Forces community including those serving, reservists, their families and veterans; further notes that NHS Somerset have commissioned specific Armed Forces Link Workers (AFLWs), who are based at ARK but cover the entire county; applauds the outstanding work the organisation does to help veterans and their families facing physical health issues, mental health challenges, and financial difficulties; recognises the important role the Somerset Armed Forces Hub plays in bridging the gap between various veteran support services and the local community; welcomes that a business case for an enhanced programme of support for Somerset’s armed forces community was recently approved by NHS Somerset Integrated Care Board (ICB); expresses concern, however, that posts within the Armed Forces Outreach Service (AFOS) could be cut as part of the formal organisational restructuring of the new local ICB cluster; and calls on the Government to provide local authorities and NHS ICBs dedicated funding to ensure the effective staffing of veteran services such as the Somerset Armed Forces Hub.

Defence Equipment: Bridges

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 September 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the UK armed forces equipment and formations 2026, published on 20 August 2026, what is the status of the one General Support Bridge the fleet reduced by between 2025 and 2026.

Armed Forces: Artificial Intelligence

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 September 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 27 August 2026, to question 17495 on Defence: Procurement, what progress has Taskforce RAID made in establishing AI systems to support a) operational decision-making, b) anomaly detectio

Armed Forces: Hang Gliding

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 September 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Press Release “New paraglider could give British troops an innovative way to strike from the sky”, published on 28 August 2026, where is the technology already in operational use within UK a

Jobcentres: Armed Forces

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 September 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Jobcentre districts (a) are without an operational Armed Forces Champion and (b) have been without one at any point in the last two years, and how long those districts did not have champions fo

Jobcentres: Armed Forces Covenant

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 September 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what training Jobcentre staff receive on Armed Forces Covenant obligations; and how compliance is monitored.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, what funding has been allocated to the (a) physical and (b) cyber protection of the data centres supporting defence artificial intelligenc

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 September 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, what funding has been allocated to the (a) physical and (b) cyber protection of the data centres supporting defence artificial intelligenc

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 34 of the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, how much funding for AI is allocated within each of the (a) Digital Targeting Web, (b) Integrated Air and Missile Defence, (c)

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 September 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 34 of the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, how much funding for AI is allocated within each of the (a) Digital Targeting Web, (b) Integrated Air and Missile Defence, (c)

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 36 of the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, when he expects construction to start for the first large autonomous vessels of the Hybrid Navy.

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 September 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 36 of the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, when he expects construction to start for the first large autonomous vessels of the Hybrid Navy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 36 of the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, how much he expects the Common Combat Vessels to cost per unit, and how many units does his department intend to procure.

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 September 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 36 of the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, how much he expects the Common Combat Vessels to cost per unit, and how many units does his department intend to procure.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 45 of the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, how much funding has been allocated to procuring the 12 F35As, and how much does he estimate the total cost of the nuclear-capa

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 September 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 45 of the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, how much funding has been allocated to procuring the 12 F35As, and how much does he estimate the total cost of the nuclear-capa

Armed Forces: Parking

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 September 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure Armed Forces personnel who are away on duty are protected from Default Judgements for claims brought by private parking companies.

Defence: Protest

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 September 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the rights to protest and privacy are not infringed by the pilot project to use underground fibre optic cables as sensors at a defence site, announced in their press release of 24 A

Armed Forces: Workplace Pensions

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 September 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the ability of Equiniti and Sopra Steria to pay Ministry of Defence pensions to service personnel.

Armed Forces: Workplace Pensions

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 September 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government what oversight of Equiniti and Sopra Steria they exercise in relation to the payment of pensions to service personnel after the mispayment of pensions has come to light; and what oversight they previously exercised.

Armed Forces: Young People

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 September 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government what work they have done to assess the feasibility of introducing some form of military service for young UK citizens.

Defence: Finance

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 September 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Defence Investment Plan announced on 30 June, by what date they intend to confirm the source of the remaining £4.7 billion of funding not yet identified; and what assessment they have made of the impact on o

Armed Forces: Uniforms

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 September 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to (1) incorporate domestic content requirements, and (2) support UK textile manufacturers, with regard to public procurement contracts for Armed Forces uniforms.

Defence: Development Aid

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 September 2026

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 20 April 2026 to question 124889 on Defence: Development Aid, whether it remains his policy to spend 100 percent of the reduction in the Official Development Assistance (ODA) budget on defe

Defence: Huntingdon

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 September 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions has his department held with dual-technology companies in the Huntingdon constituency regarding sovereign capability with applications within defence.

Defence: Cambridgeshire

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 September 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions has his department held with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government regarding the potential impact on Defence of each of the options for Local Government Reorganisation in Camb

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many non-military flights landed at RAF Northolt in each of the last three calendar years; and how many passengers were carried on those flights in each year.

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 August 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many non-military flights landed at RAF Northolt in each of the last three calendar years; and how many passengers were carried on those flights in each year.

Ministry of Defence: Labour Mobility

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 August 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the redeployment opportunities available to long-serving Skill Zone 1 employees in the West of England, including older members of staff.

British Overseas Territories: Armed Forces

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 August 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will provide an list of engagements where the military had to respond to a legitimate threat to the British Overseas Territories in the last 5 years.

Defence: Finance

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 August 2026

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 20 July 2026 to Question 16502 on Defence: Finance, what (a) transport and (b) telecommunications expenditure is being classed by the UK Government under the 1.5% NATO target.

Armed Forces: Clubs

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 August 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the answer of 29 July 2026 to Question HL2207 on Armed Forces: Clubs, whether Ministers were consulted on the full review; and when that review commenced.