Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
198,755 questions
Wildcat Helicopters
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 38 of his Department's document entitled Defence Investment plan, published 30 June 2026, what will be the autonomous replacement for Wildcat maritime helicopters.
Unmanned Air Systems
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 40 of his Department's document entitled Defence Investment plan, published 30 June 2026, if he will set out what steps the Army is taking to integrate drone capabilities at all levels.
Reserve Forces: Tax Allowances
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will assess the potential merits of increasing tax free bounty payments to members of the reserve forces.
Army: ICT
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the full scope of Project IRIS.
Armed Forces: Uncrewed Systems
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, paragraph 31, what uncrewed systems swarming capability do each of the services currently have in order to enable Taskforce RAID to drive
Armed Forces: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, paragraph 35, what applications are being developed as part of the Land AI C2 programme.
Military Intelligence: Cybersecurity
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the Digital Targeting Web will remain cyber secure, including against quantum cyber innovation.
Guided Weapons
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, paragraph 62, what is the Planning Assumption for Service Entry for the Precision Strike Missile.
F-35 Aircraft: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 10 July 2026, to question 15530 on F-35 Aircraft: Procurement, by what date does he expect delivery schedules to be agreed.
F-35 Aircraft: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential implications of the procurement of 12 F-35A aircraft on (a) public spending priorities, (b) nuclear proliferation risks, and (c) the UK's obligations under the Nuclear
Defence Equipment
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, Table 6: Spending on the Land Domain, what the full scope is of the £1.5 billion against Ground Based Air Defence.
F-35 Aircraft: Nuclear Weapons
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, paragraph 73, by what year he plans to join the NATO Dual Capable Aircraft nuclear mission.
Artillery
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the answer of 21 January 2026 to question 105107 on Artillery, what progress he has made on establishing a timeline for replacing the L118 105mm Light Gun by 2030.
Shipping: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 37 of his Department's document entitled Defence Investment plan, published 30 June 2026, whether the planned funding in new maritime capabilities of £32 billion between 2030-2035 is alread
Apache Helicopters
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, Table 6: Spending on the Land Domain, what the full scope is of the £1.1 billion against Apache Helicopters.
Challenger Tanks
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, paragraph 62, what the breakdown is of the £1.1 billion allocated to Challenger 3.
Netherlands: Amphibious Warships
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what will be the capability requirements of the Joint Commando Craft in collaboration with Norway.
Domestic Abuse: Animal Welfare
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of strengthening guidance for courts and probation services on the link between animal cruelty and domestic abuse.
Type 45 Destroyers
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 10 July 2026 to question 15401 on Type 45 Destroyers, what financial provision has been made in the Defence Investment Plan for a Type 45 Life Extension Programme.
Defence: Recruitment
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the level of recruitment for specialist engineering, cyber and digital defence roles required by the Defence Investment Plan.
Type 31 Frigates
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what date will the Type 31 frigate come into service.
RFA Proteus
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 39 of his Department's document entitled Defence Investment plan, published 30 June 2026, if he will set out the proposed enhanced capabilities for RFA Proteus.
HMS Protector
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 37 of his Department's document entitled Defence Investment plan, published 30 June 2026, if he will set out details of the replacement for HMS Protector; and when will this be procured.
Roll-on Roll-off Ships
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 38 of his Department's document entitled Defence Investment plan, published 30 June 2026, what will be the future strategic sea lift capability.
Armed Forces: Credit Unions
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to increase awareness of credit union services among the armed forces community.