Ministry of Defence: Written Questions
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 January 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to respond to Question 98514 tabled by the hon. Member for South Suffolk on 9 December 2025.
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United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 January 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to respond to Question 98514 tabled by the hon. Member for South Suffolk on 9 December 2025.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 January 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to respond to Question 98515 tabled by the hon. Member for South Suffolk on 9 December 2025.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 January 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to respond to Question 98516 tabled by the hon. Member for South Suffolk on 9 December 2025.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 January 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to respond to Question 94230 tabled by the hon. Member for South Suffolk on 25 November 2025.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 January 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the total administrative cost to the public purse of (a) negotiating and (b) implementing the Security and Defence Partnership with the European Union as of 9 January 2026.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 January 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much has been spent on (a) negotiating and (b) implementing the Security and Defence Partnership with the European Union as of 9 January 2026.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 January 2026
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the difficulties posed by soldiers in the same platoon using different calibre weapons and ammunition.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 January 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to respond to Question 97294 tabled by the hon. Member for South Suffolk on 4 December 2025.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 January 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to respond to Question 94244 tabled by the hon. Member for South Suffolk on 25 November 2025.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 January 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that Veterans UK complies with disclosure obligations in War Pension and Armed Forces Compensation Scheme cases, particularly in relation to evidence provided to trib
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 January 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what processes are in place to assure the accuracy of medical reports produced for War Pension claims.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 January 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department records the number of War Pension cases in which tribunal outcomes identify factual inconsistencies or errors in medical evidence provided by Veterans UK.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 January 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what protocols Veterans UK follows to ensure compliance with directions issued by First-tier Tribunal judges in War Pension appeals; and whether performance against those protocols is independently monitored.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 January 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential security implications for British Overseas Territories in the Caribbean following the US’s intervention in Venezuela.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 January 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Armed forces to launch 'Gap Year' scheme for young people to bolster skills and leadership, published on 27 December 2025, what is his target number of re
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 January 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Armed forces to launch 'Gap Year' scheme for young people to bolster skills and leadership, published on 27 December 2025, when he plans to announce the s
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 January 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Armed forces to launch 'Gap Year' scheme for young people to bolster skills and leadership, published on 27 December 2025, what is the annual cost of impl
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 January 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Armed forces to launch 'Gap Year' scheme for young people to bolster skills and leadership, published on 27 December 2025, what the length will be of the
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 January 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the projected cost of the Armed Forces Foundation Scheme in a) 2026/27, b) 2027/28 and c) 2028/29.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 January 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, why the Defence Investment Plan was not published before the rise of the House for Christmas recess 2025.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 January 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister for the Armed Forces in the Urgent Question on 5 January 2026, what the evidential basis is that recruitment and retention to the armed forces has not been
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 January 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Armed forces to launch 'Gap Year' scheme for young people to bolster skills and leadership, published on 27 December 2025, whether he has a formal target
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 January 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Armed forces to launch 'Gap Year' scheme for young people to bolster skills and leadership, published on 27 December 2025, how many of the 150 participant
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 January 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Armed forces to launch 'Gap Year' scheme for young people to bolster skills and leadership, published on 27 December 2025, whether his Department has a ta
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 January 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Armed forces to launch 'Gap Year' scheme for young people to bolster skills and leadership, published on 27 December 2025, whether his Department has an a
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 January 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Armed forces to launch 'Gap Year' scheme for young people to bolster skills and leadership, published on 27 December 2025, what steps his Department is ta
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 January 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether people participating in the Armed Forces Foundation Scheme will be eligible for promotion.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 January 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Minister for the Armed Forces answer to an Urgent Question on 5 January 2026 from the Hon. Member for South Suffolk, whether any current members of the armed forces senior command have raise
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 January 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has discussed the potential impact of the Northern Ireland Troubles Bill on recruitment and retention with the (a) Chief of the Defence Staff, (b) Chief of the General Staff, (c) First Sea Lord, (d) Ch
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 January 2026
Stand up to the Russian threat to the free world by giving Ukraine stronger support. Do not bow to the Putin threats. Engage with European partners and give Putin an ultimatum, back off or we join Ukraine against you. Do not make same mistakes that led to World War 2. Millions of men, women and children did not die by and suffer in WW11 so that the next generations could squander what they fought for. If we continue to show weakness against aggression by Putin it will, and has, emboldened him. Parliament and the government need to show some backbone. The country may have to pay a high price but we will prevail and be able to, as we did post WW11 come out of the situation knowing we did the right thing. God save the King.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 January 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, at what stage in the interview process is the forthcoming appointment of the Armed Forces Commissioner.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 January 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Armed Forces Pension Scheme payments have been (a) delayed and (b) unpaid in the last five years, where the recipient’s entitlement is manually calculated by his Department.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 January 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a rolling automatic pension calculation for former armed forces personnel who have received an Early Departure Payment.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 January 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what will the terms of engagement be for those participating in the Armed Forces Foundation Scheme.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 January 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what pension scheme will people participating in the Armed Forces Foundation Scheme be eligible for.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 January 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what assessment he has made of the potential (a) implications for his policies and (b) impact for UK security of the Scottish Government’s Defence Sector Support Policy, set out to the Scottish Parliament on 3 S
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 January 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to ensure UK defence commitments in the Indo-Pacific remain robust amid rising tensions between China and Japan.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 January 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what percentage of equipment used by the British armed forces is made in the UK.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 January 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what percentage of raw materials used in the production of equipment for the armed forces are sourced in Britain.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 January 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, in the context of his Department's responsibility for devolution oversight and national security, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the Scottish Government’s Defence Se
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 January 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will (a) have discussions with cabinet colleagues on the merits of reducing student loan debt as part of a recruitment package for attracting and retaining recent graduates into the armed forces and (b) est
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 January 2026
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the importance of access to state boarding school facilities for the children of armed forces personnel.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 6 January 2026
We call on the Government to fund a programme for annual prostate screening for all members of the UK Armed Forces to help protect our veterans and save lives.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 6 January 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether there are British armed forces personnel in active service in Venezuela.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 6 January 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether UK armed forces personnel are embedded in the US Gerald Ford carrier strike group in the Caribbean.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 6 January 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the press release entitled Armed forces to launch ‘Gap Year’ scheme for young people to bolster skills and leadership, published on 27 December 2025, how many positions will be available in (a)
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 6 January 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to publish the Defence Investment Plan before 1 March 2026.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 6 January 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, further to the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for government’s most important contracts, Data for July to September 2025, published on 25 December 2025, and the Defence Digital contracts with KPMG LLP, for wha
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 6 January 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what Phase 2 training and/or qualifications will those participating in the Armed Forces Foundation Scheme receive.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 6 January 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether those participating in the Armed Forces Foundation Scheme be able to deploy overseas in a) training exercises or b) operations.