Question· Written questionHL HL6260answered
Defence
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 27 March 2025
To ask His Majesty's Government how they define the difference between the right to defend and an offensive action by a state.
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Question· Written questionUIN 41549answered
Ministry of Defence: Public Appointments
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 26 March 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what process his Department used to determine the advertised prospective salary of the new National Armaments Director.
Question· Written questionUIN 41396answered
Defence Growth Board: Finance
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 26 March 2025
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the projected cost of establishing and operating the Defence Growth Board is; and how it will be funded within the constraints of the fiscal rules and his Department's existing budget.
Question· Written questionUIN 41397answered
Defence: Finance
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 26 March 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 1.2.of the Office for Budget Responsibility's report entitled Economic and Fiscal Outlook, published on 26 March 2025, what assessment he has made of the (a) affordability and (b) achi
Question· Written questionUIN 41483answered
Defence: Procurement
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 26 March 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many business cases relating to procurement of new equipment or capabilities that have been submitted by his Department are currently awaiting approval by (a) HM Treasury and (b) Cabinet Office.
Question· Written questionUIN 41493answered
Defence: Finance
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 26 March 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Spring Statement on 26 March 2025, whether the £13.4 billion increase in defence spending announced by the Prime Minister on 25 February 2025 will go ahead.
Question· Written questionUIN 41503answered
Defence: Finance
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 26 March 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost to the public purse will be of the defence reform model.
Question· Written questionUIN 41551answered
Defence: Procurement
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 26 March 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the press notice entitled Major defence reforms launched, with new National Armaments Director to tackle waste and boost industry, published on 25 October 2024, what steps he is taking to (a) ha
Question· Written questionUIN 41392answered
Defence Growth Board
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 26 March 2025
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, who the membership of the Defence Growth Board will be.
Question· Written questionUIN 41393answered
Defence Growth Board
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 26 March 2025
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what her planned timetable is for the Defence Growth Board to create growth.
Question· Written questionUIN 41394answered
Defence Growth Board
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 26 March 2025
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, will the Defence Growth Board report to (a) the Chancellor of the Exchequer, (b) the Secretary of State for Defence or (c) Parliament; and how will its performance be measured.
Question· Written questionUIN 41395answered
Defence Growth Board: Strategic Defence Review
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 26 March 2025
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how the Defence Growth Board fits into the upcoming Strategic Defence Review.
Question· Written questionUIN 41484answered
Defence: Procurement
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 26 March 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many procurement orders have been submitted by his Department for approval by (a) HM Treasury and (b) Cabinet Office since 5th July 2024 for a value of (i) over £1 million, (ii) £500,000-1 million, (iii) unde
Question· Written questionUIN 41494answered
Defence: Finance
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 26 March 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Spring Statement on 26 March 2025, how the £2.2bn for financial year 2025-26 will be spent by his Department.
Question· Written questionUIN 41604answered
Prison Officers: Armed Forces and Civil Service
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 26 March 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to promote the Advance into Justice scheme; and whether she plans to take steps to establish continuity of service between the armed forces and civil service pension schemes.
Question· Written questionHL HL6173answered
Defence Infrastructure Organisation: Public Appointments
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 26 March 2025
To ask His Majesty's Government, with regard to the advertisement of the Defence Infrastructure Organisation Head of People Development and Culture, what is the business justification for the salary, and how recruitment into that job role will benefit the
Question· Written questionHL HL6204answered
Defence: Artificial Intelligence
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 26 March 2025
To ask His Majesty's Government, following the announced increase in defence spending, what steps they are taking to research artificial intelligence technologies and encourage their implementation in defence programmes.
Question· Written questionUIN 40994answered
Doctors: Armed Forces
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 25 March 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Defence on increasing the number of medical reservists joining the Armed Forces.
Question· Written questionUIN 41258answered
Armed Forces: Housing
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 25 March 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of housing provision for service personnel.
Question· Written questionUIN 41224answered
Armed Forces: Housing
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 25 March 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the annual cost to the public purse is of substitute service single accommodation.
Question· Written questionUIN 41315answered
USA: Defence
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 25 March 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March to Question 35454, whether he has made an assessment of the level of defence procurement can be moved to the UK from the US.
Question· Written questionUIN 41221answered
Armed Forces: Housing
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 25 March 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel live in Substitute Service Single Accommodation as of 25 March 2025.
Question· Written questionUIN 41222answered
Armed Forces: Housing
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 25 March 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Substitute Service Single Accommodation properties are in use.
Question· Written questionUIN 41231answered
Armed Forces: Housing
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 25 March 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the annual cost to the public purse is of substitute service single accommodation broken down by region.
Question· Written questionUIN 41257answered
Defence: Procurement
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 25 March 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department plans to expand its procurement activities to UK Small and Medium Sized Enterprises.
Question· Written questionUIN 41223answered
Armed Forces: Housing
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 25 March 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the entitlement requirements for an application to live in Substitute Service Single Accommodation.
Question· Written questionUIN 41283answered
Armed Forces: Equality
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 25 March 2025
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answers of (a) 12 February 2025 to Question 28577 and (b) 16 January 2025 to Question 21390 on Armed Forces: Equality, whether the work on the Armed Forces’ EDI review was led or undertaken by hi
Question· Written questionUIN 40424answered
Strategic Defence Review
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 24 March 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 13 March 2025 to Question 35627 on Strategic Defence Review, what steps his Department is taking to tackle the risks identified by the Infrastructure and Projects Authority.
Question· Written questionUIN 40513answered
Armed Forces: Housing
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 24 March 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many homes on the defence estate were constructed in the years (a) since 2000, (b) 1980-1999, (c) 1960-1979, (d) 1940-1959, (e) 1900-1939 and (f) before 1900.
Question· Written questionUIN 40755answered
Armed Forces: Compensation
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 24 March 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total cost to the public purse was of personal injury compensation payments in each year from 2014-15 to 2023-24 broken down by (a) type of injury, (b) arm/service, (c) gender, (d) number of claimants, (
Question· Written questionUIN 40514answered
Armed Forces: Housing
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 24 March 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many properties on the defence estate are categorised as (a) detached houses, (b) semi-detached houses, (c) terraced houses, (d) bungalows, (e) flats without lifts and (f) flats with lifts.
Question· Written questionUIN 40515answered
Armed Forces: Housing
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 24 March 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average rent paid per month is on the defence estate for (a) detached houses, (b) semi-detached houses, (c) terraced houses, (d) bungalows, (e) flats without lifts and (f) flats with lifts.
Question· Written questionUIN 40516answered
Armed Forces
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 24 March 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish minutes of his meeting with military chiefs and the Prime Minister at Permanent Joint Headquarters on 20 March 2025.
Question· Written questionUIN 40585answered
Ministry of Defence: Computers
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 24 March 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the median age is of computers issued to officials in their Department.
Question· Written questionUIN 40535answered
Defence: Investment
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 24 March 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of (a) Environmental, Social and Governance, (b) green finance and (c) net zero on levels of (i) divestment and (ii) debanking of (A) defence companies and (B)
Question· Written questionUIN 40746answered
Armed Forces: Protective Clothing
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 24 March 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the definition is of a (a) basic and (b) specialist user in the context of the tactical hearing protection system.
Question· Written questionUIN 40748answered
Armed Forces: Protective Clothing
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 24 March 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 20 March 2025 to Question 38440 on Armed Forces: Protective Clothing, which of those are included within the tactical hearing protection system.
Question· Written questionUIN 40752answered
Defence: Industry
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 24 March 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 20 March 2025 to Question 38195 on NATO: Industry, what his Department's planned timetable is for delivering the new Defence Industrial Strategy.
Question· Written questionUIN 40442answered
Armed Forces Compensation Scheme
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 24 March 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will exempt payments from the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme as income when calculating means-tested benefits.
Question· Written questionUIN 40518answered
Armed Forces: Housing
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 24 March 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the annual maintenance cost is for all homes on the defence estate in the most recent period for which figures are available.
Question· Written questionUIN 40519answered
Armed Forces: Housing
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 24 March 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the annual maintenance cost is of homes on the defence estate as a result of (a) responsive repairs and (b) planned maintenance in the most recent period for which figures are available.
Question· Written questionUIN 40756answered
Armed Forces: Housing
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 24 March 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of service family accommodation in Scotland.
Question· Written questionUIN 40757answered
Armed Forces: Housing
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 24 March 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the extent of any black mould problem in service family accommodation in Scotland.
Question· Written questionUIN 40758answered
Armed Forces: Housing
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 24 March 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the press notice entitled Awaab’s Law to force landlords to fix dangerous homes, published 6 February 2025, if he will take steps to extend Awaab's law to include all Service Family Accommodatio
Question· Written questionUIN 40759answered
Armed Forces: Housing
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 24 March 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Service Family Accommodation units were available in Scotland between 2010 and 2014; and how many and what proportion of those were reported to have (a) black mould and (b) damp in the same period.
Question· Written questionUIN 40521answered
NATO: Armed Forces
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 24 March 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's policy is on the role of the UK in the NATO Enhanced Forward Presence.
Question· Written questionUIN 40490answered
Defence: Climate Change
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 24 March 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to incorporate (a) the impact of climate change and (b) access to (i) water and (ii) nutritious food into the UK's future defence strategy.
Question· Written questionUIN 40278answered
Defence: Welding
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 March 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking with Cabinet colleagues to expand (a) apprenticeship schemes and (b) skills training to meet demand for welders within the defence industry.
Question· Written questionUIN 40310answered
Defence: Space Technology
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 March 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the additional resources that will be available for the development of space capabilities in the 2027-28 financial year, in the context of increases in defence spending.
Question· Written questionUIN 40147answered
Defence: Finance
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 March 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what changes have been made to the government’s assessment of future skills needs following the announcement on February 25 that defence spending would increase to 2.6% of GDP by 2027.