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United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 April 2025
To ask His Majesty's Government how much money was made from fixed-odds betting terminals located on Ministry of Defence property in (1) 2021, (2) 2022, (3) 2023, and (4) 2024; and who was the beneficiary of any such money.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 April 2025
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to introduce legislation similar to the Gambling Addiction Prevention Act 2019 in the United States of America, to require the development and implementation of policies and programmes to prevent and treat
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 April 2025
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the success of existing programmes in the military in reducing gambling-related harm among serving personnel.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 April 2025
Create stricter rules where the defence of automatism is used, How many cases are not being brought to trial because prosecutors have lost confidence that they can challenge evidence? How aware are the police, while they are investigating a case, about people invoking automatism? While the legal system rightly recognises that a person who acted involuntary due to a medical condition or external factor may not be morally at fault, this does not change the fact that real harm has been caused. The current system often leaves victims without justice, compensation, or closure. This creates a sense of injustice in the legal process while we protect the rights of defendants, we risk overlooking the suffering of innocent individuals. It’s not about punishing the blameless accused it’s about recognising the rights and needs of victims, and ensuring they are not forgotten in the pursuit of legal fairness
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 April 2025
We call on the Government to allow individuals who require adrenaline auto-injectors due to severe allergies to be allowed to join the UK armed forces, provided they meet all other physical and mental health standards and can demonstrate effective management of their condition. We believe that with proper training, access to necessary medical supplies, and reasonable accommodations, individuals with severe allergies can serve safely and effectively in various roles within the Armed Forces.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 April 2025
Exempt serving members and Veterans of HM Armed Forces from having to repay “Student Loans” (fee & maintenance components), no matter what degree (1st or 2nd undergraduate or postgraduate) they are taking. Create a grant system (for fees and maintenance payments) for serving members & Veteran’s. We think serving personnel and Veterans are often put off from studying for a higher education qualification due to the fees involved and the repayment of those fees. We think this is particularly common in those who were medically discharged from service because of the prospect of having to repay a large sum of money once they graduate. We think making serving personnel and Veteran’s exempt from having to repay the loans given would encourage more current personnel and Veteran’s to gain higher education qualification which could have the effect of creating a more qualified workforce for the future of the country.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 April 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of expanding the criteria for Armed Forces Independence Payments to include veterans with service-related mental health conditions who may be impacted by chan
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 April 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 5 September 2024 to Question 3854 on Pension Credit: Armed Forces, if she will review the treatment of Armed Forces Compensation Scheme payments in means-tested welfare benefit
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 April 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 5 September 2024 to Question 3854 on Pension Credit: Armed Forces, if her Department will review the treatment of Armed Forces Compensation Scheme payments in means-tested bene
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 April 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the Personal Hard Armour Framework will be implemented.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 April 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the budget is for the Personal Hard Armour Framework.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 April 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of US Air Force European Infrastructure Consolidation works.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 April 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure (a) supply chain resilience and (b) sovereign capability in the procurement strategy for Programme Euston.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 April 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on the procurement of hearing protection via the NATO Support and Procurement Agency since 2015.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 April 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what (a) religious and (b) cultural holidays are observed by their Department.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 April 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 5 March 2024 to Question 15748, how many staff in (a) The Ministry of Defence (b) Defence Equipment & Support and (c) the Submarine Delivery Agency have email tallies which include
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 April 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 24 March 2025 to Question 39113 on Armed Forces: Equality, if he will list the terms of reference of the previous review into Armed Forces equality, diversity and inclusion.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 April 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish the learning content for the diversity and inclusion elements of the Defence Leadership Centre portfolio.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 April 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) phones, (b) laptops and (c) other electronic devices have been lost by their Department since 5 July 2024.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 April 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the maximum number of non-British service personnel that can be recruited each year in (a) the British Army, (b) the Royal Navy excluding the Royal Marines, (c) the Royal Air Force and (d) the Royal Marin
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 April 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of legislating for the retrospective application of the Crown Proceedings (Armed Forces) Act 1987.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 April 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people served in the Armed Forces (a) in total and (b) by service between 2003 to 2023.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 April 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what multi-spectral camouflage capabilities are currently (a) in service and (b) undergoing testing with land forces.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 April 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what types of combat boot are issued to service personnel as standard; and in which country is each manufactured.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 April 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the appointment of a Diversity and Inclusion Learning and Development Professional was approved by Ministers as an exception to the Civil Service equality, diversity and inclusion spending controls.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 April 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's amortisation process is for (a) aircraft, (b) ships, (c) vehicles and (d) armour.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 April 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has made a comparative assessment of the adequacy of the defence procurement process in (a) the UK and (b) other countries.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 April 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of white fleet vehicles used by the military were produced in China.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 April 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish a list of the (a) vehicles and (b) armour that have been identified for disposal in (i) 2025-26, (ii) 2026-27 and (iii) 2027-28.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 April 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what equipment issued to service personnel is manufactured in China.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 April 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, If he will publish the declared interests of each of the external reviewers to the Strategic Defence Review 2024-2025.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 April 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of contracting a single advertising agency to deliver all Armed Forces recruitment advertising.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 April 2025
We urge Parliament to formally abolish the homophobic Portsmouth Defence, which allowed offenders to justify violence on the basis of same sex sexual advances. This undermines the Equality Act and put LGBTQ+ lives at risk. We call for urgent legislative reform to formally ban this defence. We believe this defence treated LGBTQ+ lives as less valuable. No one’s identity should ever justify violence. This defence has no place in a modern legal system. It must be clearly banned now.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 12 April 2025
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the readiness of the UK Armed Forces for action in the Indo-Pacific region.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 April 2025
Change the law in order to allow members of the British public to carry non lethal self defence items such as pepper spray without fear of prosecution. The increase in violent crime in the UK is now unacceptable and people should be able to walk the streets knowing they are able to defend themselves against attackers without the fear of a criminal conviction for doing so.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 April 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether there will be an equal level of single Service representation for the (a) Military Strategic Headquarters and (b) its supporting staff.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 April 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether there will be equal levels of single service representation for (a) the National Armaments Director Group and (b) its supporting staff.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 April 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to help reduce the impact of posting on the SEN provision for the children of service personnel.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 April 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to amend the requirement service personnel spouses to request permission at each posting to run a business from Service Family Accommodation.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 April 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what change there has been in the cost of hearing loss compensation claims since the implementation of the Tactical Hearing Protection System in each financial year.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 April 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the progress of the Ground Based Air Defence programme.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 April 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 3 April 2025 to Question 36052 on Strategic Defence Review: Contracts, whether there have been any amendments to the (a) duration, (b) remuneration and (c) other contractual terms of (i)
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 April 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether there have been any amendments to the (a) duration, (b) remuneration and (c) other contractual terms of the six additional senior-level experts added to the Strategic Defence Review team since the commenc
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 April 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking with European allies to jointly (a) procure and (b) stockpile defence equipment; and if he will make it his policy to work with European allies to coordinate mutual large-scale rearmament.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 April 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of UK sovereign capability in the framework agreement for the procurement of Personal Hard Armour to support British Armed Forces personnel.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 April 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential effectiveness of the Tactical Hearing Protection System in reducing hearing loss amongst service personnel.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 April 2025
We ask the Government to publish annual suicide data for armed forces veterans. We think this could help ensure transparency, improve mental health support, and prevent further loss of life by understanding the true scale of the issue. In 2024, the ONS published data about suicide rates in UK Armed Forces veterans in 2021. It showed 253 UK veterans died by suicide—nearly 5% of all suicides in England and Wales. Yet, no consistent data has been published since 2024. Without accurate, ongoing figures, we may not be able to fully understand the scale of the crisis or target support where it’s most needed. Publishing updated data could help save lives, shape better policies, and honour those who served by ensuring no one is left behind.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 April 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Written Ministerial Statement of 1 April 2025 on Defence Reform, HCWS573, what budgetary powers will be held by the single services.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 April 2025
To ask the Solicitor General, what information her Department (a) collects and (b) holds on British citizens that have served in the Israel Defence Forces since 2023.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 April 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Strategic Defence Review will be published before the Comprehensive Spending Review on the 11th June.