Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
199,265 questions
Military Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 25 of the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, what is the £5.5 billion Digital Backbone budget for after the £420 million for improving the underpinning connectivity an
Warships: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled At least six new air defence warships to defend UK waters and boost shipbuilding, published on 29 June 2026, when will the first Common Combat Vessel ente
Warships: Unmanned Marine Systems
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled At least six new air defence warships to defend UK waters and boost shipbuilding, published on 29 June 2026, when the Type 91 uncrewed missile platforms w
Warships: Unmanned Marine Systems
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled, At least six new air defence warships to defend UK waters and boost shipbuilding, published on 29 June 2026, when the Type 92 uncrewed underwater sensing
Submarines: Unmanned Marine Systems
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled, At least six new air defence warships to defend UK waters and boost shipbuilding, published on 29 June 2026, when the Type 93 Extra-Large Uncrewed Underw
Warships: Unmanned Marine Systems
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled, At least six new air defence warships to defend UK waters and boost shipbuilding, published on 29 June 2026, when the Type 94 uncrewed sensor platforms w
LightAware
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will meet with LightAware to discuss digital exclusion for light-sensitive people.
Warships: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled At least six new air defence warships to defend UK waters and boost shipbuilding, published on 29 June 2026, how much will be spent on the procurement of
Defence: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what capabilities the MOD is planning to disinvest in that no longer align with the evolving strategic context.
Social Media: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will take steps to ensure that the planned social media ban for under-16s will have robust blocks in place to avoid circumvention.
Armed Forces
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment has been made of the adequacy of the capability of the armed forces to respond to emerging threats.
Defence: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total defence budget allocation is for the current financial year.
Telecommunications: Cybersecurity
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits for cyber resilience of maintaining communications systems with differing architectures and modes of delivery.
Seabed
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what systems will be developed with the £230m allocated to seabed warfare.
Typhoon Aircraft
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 6 July 2026 to question 14531 on Typhoon Aircraft, what the breakdown is of the £4.3bn excluding the £1.1bn allocated for upgrading the Typhoon fleet.
Destroyers
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the change to a Hybrid Navy Fleet, if the UK will continue to have an evacuation capability provided by destroyers.
Internet: Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of potential impact of online Com Networks on the online safety; and what information her Department holds on what enforcement action has been ta
Navy
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what date will the Hybrid Navy Fleet be operational.
Antiship Missiles
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what operational surface-to-surface anti-ship capability the Royal Navy will possess at sea by December 2026.
Science and Technology Facilities Council: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of reductions to Science and Technology Facilities Council programmes on university physics departments.
Science and Technology Facilities Council: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions she has had with the Institute of Physics and the Royal Astronomical Society on reductions to Science and Technology Facilities Council programmes.
AUKUS
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the investment value for AUKUS Pillar 2.
Crown Prosecution Service: Audit
To ask the Solicitor General, Pursuant to the answer of 8 June 2026, to Question 4139, on Government Departments: Cost Effectiveness, if she will publish the most recent quarterly efficiency report submitted to HM Treasury by HM Crown Prosecution Service
Unmanned Marine Systems: Minesweepers
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the £1.1bn for Autonomous Mine Hunting Capability will be matched equally by France.
Law Officers: Emergencies
To ask the Solicitor General, on how many occasions the Law Officers have been consulted by government departments on the lawful use of emergency powers in the context of civil emergency planning in the last 12 months.