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United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 April 2025
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of the additional defence expenditure she announced at the Spring Statement falls under capital departmental expenditure limits; what proportion falls under resource departmental expenditure limits;
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 April 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether compliance obligations related to defence procurement will be assessed for potential reduction.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 April 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Written Ministerial Statement of 1 April 2025 on Defence Reform, HCWS 573, whether the small central team integrating across activity and force design will require (a) newly created posts an
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 April 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the upcoming Defence Industrial Strategy will consider the potential impact of US trade tariffs against UK companies.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 April 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Written Ministerial Statement of 1 April 2025 on Defence Reform, HCWS 573, whether the Chief of Defence People will be replaced by a civil service Director General.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 April 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Written Ministerial Statement of 1 April 2025 on Defence Reform, HCWS 573, whether these reforms will result in a reduction in senior officers.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 April 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Written Ministerial Statement of 1 April 2025 on Defence Reform, HCWS 573, whether the reforms will be subject to Parliamentary approval.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 April 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Written Ministerial Statement of 1 April 2025 on Defence Reform, HCWS 573, how regularly the Quad will meet.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 April 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Written Ministerial Statement of 1 April 2025 on Defence Reform, HCWS 573, how ministers will interact with the Quad.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 April 2025
Today this Government is bringing in the deepest reforms in UK Defence for 50 years, which will fundamentally change the way defence operates.Defence must change to make Britain secure at home and strong abroad. The Government’s recent announcement of the...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 April 2025
My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence (John Healey) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. Today this Government is bringing in the deepest reforms in UK Defence for 50 years, which will fundamentally change the way defenc...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 April 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) average, (b) maximum and (c) total cost of claims was for hearing loss in the (i) Army, (ii) Royal Navy, (iii) Royal Marines and (iv) Royal Air Force between March 2003 and the implementation of the
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 April 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the (a) average, (b) maximum individual and (c) total cost of claims paid out for hearing loss, broken down by (i) army, (ii) air force, (iii) navy excluding Royal Marines and (iv) Royal Marines since the
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 April 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many claims for hearing loss have there been in the (a) British Army and Army Reserve, (b) Royal Air Force and Air Force Volunteer Reserve (c) Royal Navy and Royal Navy Reserve, excluding the Royal Marines an
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 April 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many claims for hearing loss have there been in the (a) British Army and Army Reserve, (b) Royal Air Force and Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, (c) Royal Navy and Royal Navy Reserve, excluding the Royal Mar
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 April 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he last met with the lead members of the Strategic Defence Review team.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 April 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 01 April 2025 to Question 41483 on Defence: Procurement, what the (a) eight business cases waiting for approval with His Majesty's Treasury and (b) seven cases waiting for approval with
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 April 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's recruitment targets for the armed forces are for 2025-26.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 April 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential role of the cyber security industry in Cheltenham in growing the UK defence industry.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 April 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the Prime Minister last met with the lead members of the Strategic Defence Review team.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 April 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether UK Defence Innovation will be an arm’s length body.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 April 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) of his Department's civilian personnel, (b) Armed Forces personnel and (c) external private contractors work on recruitment for the (i) Royal Navy, (ii) British Army, (iii) Royal Air Force and (iv) R
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 April 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an estimate of the potential economic impact on Bedfordshire of increased defence spending.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 April 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the rules of engagement are for the armed forces under Operation CABRIT.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 April 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to develop reduced threat level hard body armour plates.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 April 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of replacing Capita with a tri-service agency on the armed forces recruitment process.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 April 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has used artificial intelligence to respond to written parliamentary questions since 5 July 2024.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 April 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the contracts managed by Defence Business Services.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 April 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total value is of the contracts managed by Defence Business Services.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 April 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what bursaries were available in the (a) Army, (b) RAF, (c) Royal Navy and (d) Royal Marines on 1 April 2025.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 April 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) serving personnel, (b) students, (c) others were (i) entitled to and (ii) in receipt of a bursary on 1 April 2025.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 April 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total cost to his Department was for bursary schemes in the armed forces for the 2024-25 financial year.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 April 2025
To ask His Majesty's Government how much land in Wales is owned by the Ministry of Defence, and what portion of that land is now available for sale for the purpose of building new houses.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 31 March 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the (a) domestic and (b) foreign sources of high-grade steel on which his Department will rely for the manufacture of (i) warships, (ii) armoured vehicles and (iii) jet aircraft (A) for the remain
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 31 March 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average number of months are between a service person enlisting and leaving the (a) Navy, (b) RAF and (c) Army; what the 2015 average number of months was between a service person enlisting and leaving t
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 31 March 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of increasing levels of defence spending on (a) employment and (b) investment in Bolton.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 31 March 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that cyber tech businesses in Cheltenham are able to access funding through new defence innovation organisation.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 31 March 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with European allies on developing joint weapon production initiatives.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 31 March 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he plans to take to use the increase in defence spending to boost British supply chains; and what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to ensure strategic alignment and capitalise on economies of
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 31 March 2025
To ask His Majesty's Government whether houses built on land surrounding military bases will be owned by the Ministry of Defence, and whether those houses will be used as service accommodation.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 31 March 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of service life on non-UK nationality families of serving personnel.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 31 March 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of the Defence budget is spent on Government Major Projects Portfolio programmes.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 31 March 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 14 March 2025 to Question 36262 on Ministry of Defence: Israel, what the purpose of the meeting was; and who the senior British official was who attended.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 31 March 2025
To ask His Majesty's Government whether fiscal rules or defence priorities determined that more than 90 per cent of the expenditure transferred to defence from overseas development assistance is allocated to capital expenditure; and how this allocation co
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 31 March 2025
To ask His Majesty's Government how much of the funds transferred from overseas development assistance expenditure to defence may be used by the armed forces on revenue expenditure rather than capital expenditure, in (1) real terms, and (2) as a percentag
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 March 2025
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the National Armaments Director will sit on the defence growth board.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 March 2025
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Chief of the Defence Staff will sit on the defence growth board.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 March 2025
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how regularly the defence growth board will meet.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 March 2025
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff will sit on the defence growth board.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 March 2025
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Permanent Secretary will sit on the defence growth board.