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United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 24 October 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what criteria were used to determine which (a) private companies and their representatives and (b) media organisations and journalists received advance sight of the Strategic Defence Review.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 24 October 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 17 October 2025 to Question 79390 on Armed Forces, when he plans to publish the review of future workforce requirements.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 24 October 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress his Department has made on negotiating the UK's participation in the EU’s European Peace Facility.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 24 October 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the private sector organisations given advance sight of the Strategic Defence Review prior to its publication.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 October 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will take steps to help ensure that military families looking to foster a child have adequate housing to meet the criteria required by fostering organisations.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 October 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will set out the labelling requirements that apply at point-of-sale in Defence Academy catering outlets to identify halal-certified meat; and whether customers are informed when certification involves speci
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 October 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact on (a) the unit price (b) the supply chain and (c) wastage of supplying halal-certified meat by default at the Defence Academy.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 October 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what (a) animal welfare and (b) assurance standards are required of halal-certified meat supplied at the Defence Academy; whether stunning is mandated; and which certification bodies are recognised.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 October 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what (a) audit and (b) traceability checks are conducted to verify halal (i) certification and (ii) segregation in the Defence Academy catering supply chain; and how often compliance is reviewed.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 October 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of changes in the UK's steelmaking capacity on the UK's (a) defence and (b) critical infrastructure.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 October 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has held discussions with the Secretary of State for Education on the availability of state school places for children of armed forces personnel.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 October 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has held discussions with the Secretary of State for Education on the availability of state school places for children of armed forces personnel who are relocated during the academic year.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 October 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the average cost of an individual school place in a UK private school for a child of service personnel since the introduction of VAT on school fees.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 October 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of poor dental health among (a) applicants, (b) recruits and (c) armed forces personnel on the UK's defence capability.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 October 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information his Department holds on the number of working days of armed forces personnel lost due to dental issues in each of the last 10 years.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 October 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's timetable is for implementation discussions on (a) establishing an Administrative Arrangement with the European Defence Agency and (b) ensuring the UK’s participation in projects that fall u
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 October 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions her Department has had with relevant stakeholders on (a) the Armed Forces Covenant and (b) the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 October 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information his Department holds on the 10 most common medical conditions that kept British armed forces personnel from being deployed in the latest year for which data is available.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 October 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the proposed change in the point of eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain will apply to (a) current and (b) former non-UK armed forces (i) personnel and (ii) their families.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 October 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his planned timetable is for the completion of the review of medical entry standards; and what interim (a) guidance and (b) appeal mechanisms are available to applicants to the armed forces with well-managed
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 October 2025
To ask the Solicitor General, pursuant to the Answer of 27 February 2025 to Question 30971 on Armed Forces: Civil Proceedings, whether the Attorney General’s list of conflicts included legacy-related matters under the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 October 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 20 October 2025 to Question 80771 on Defence: Industry, whether he has had decisions with (a) the Northern Ireland Economy Minister and (b) Invest Northern Ireland on the Northern Irelan
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 October 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, who is the responsible Minister for the Team Plymouth partership.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 October 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many officials were investigated under their Department's disciplinary processes in each of the last 5 years.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 October 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the Armed Forces Covenant Duty to include all (a) (i) UK and (ii) devolved government Departments and (b) policy areas.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 October 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to help increase awareness of the Armed Forces Covenant Duty amongst service personnel.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 October 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to improve systems for delivering oxygen to battlefield trauma casualties without making use of pressurised cylinders; and what estimate he has made of when this will be available for fron
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 October 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to reduce holdover wait times for trainees.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 October 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many candidates applying to join the armed forces were turned down on the basis of poor dental health in each of the last 10 years.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 October 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many armed forces personnel were categorised as NATO dental fitness Category (a) 2, (b) 3 and (c) 4 on the basis that they needed dental care or treatment in order to be fully deployable in each of the last 1
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 October 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of increased defence spending on Wales.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 October 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department's proposed change in the point of eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain would apply to (a) current and (b) former non-UK armed forces (i) personnel and (ii) their families.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 October 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of including (a) military service and (b) the military service of a (i) partner and (ii) parent in the contribution criteria for Indefinite L
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 October 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of levels of protection of British satellites from (a) stalking and (b) disruption.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 October 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 85 of the Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth, published on 8 September 2025, CP 1388, what steps he is taking to improve the demand signal.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 October 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much and what proportion of his Department's expenditure with industry groups was spent in each region in the latest period for which data is available.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 October 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information his Department holds on the level of venture capital investment there is within UK defence companies that sit within the Defence Industrial Strategy.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 October 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information his Department holds on the share of the global defence export market held by UK-based companies.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 October 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what criteria her Department will use to determine the locations of new Defence Technical Colleges of Excellence.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 October 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of (a) tableware and (b) crockery used in (i) his Department and (ii) military bases is made by a British manufacturer.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 October 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much and what proportion of his Department's expenditure was on research and development in the latest period for which data is available.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 October 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to publish the Defence Reform and Efficiency Plan.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 October 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 76 of the Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth, published on 8 September 2025, CP 1388, when he plans to introduce a supplier resilience maturity assessment (a)
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 October 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 72 of the Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth, published on 8 September 2025, CP 1388, how much funding his Department plans to provide for more mobile test tec
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 October 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average procurement cycle time to delivery was in the latest period for which data is available.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 October 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress he has made in establishing the Defence Office for Small Business Growth.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 October 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 75 of the Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth, published on 8 September 2025, CP 1388, when he plans to establish a scenario planning capability within the Nati
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 October 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 72 of the Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth, published on 8 September 2025, CP 1388, what recent progress he has made in launching the Range of the Future pro
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 October 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 72 of the Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth, published on 8 September 2025, CP 1388, what recent progress he has made in piloting the provision of a high fide
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 October 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 72 of the Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth, published on 8 September 2025, CP 1388, when he plans to launch a Regulatory Solutions Hub.