Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
187,198 questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the level of spending required to meet the threat and challenge faced by the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for its policies if the Arctic and High North are ice-free by 2040.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 28 of his department's Strategic Defence Review, published 2 June 2025, what countries his department considers as emerging middle powers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, in what way his department plans to keep up with rapid advances in technology which may pose a risk to the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has been made since the publication of the Strategic Defence Review in using AI to improve the quality and speed of decision-making.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has been made since the publication of the Strategic Defence Review to improve the resilience of digital networks through AI, machine learning, and data science.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has been made since the publication of the Strategic Defence Review to improve operational effectiveness through the use of AI, machine learning, and data science.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what does his Department consider to be the most significant potential risks to UK Defence of Artificial General Intelligence.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what does his department consider to be the most significant potential opportunities to UK Defence of Artificial General Intelligence.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the expected increase in mass and lethality by transitioning to uncrewed and autonomous capabilities.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps are being taken to establish separate done platoons, companies and battalions.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 30 of the Strategic Defence Review, published 2 June 2025, what is the targeted range for enhanced precision weapons.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the expected saving on ammunition with the use of DragonFire.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what are the procurement dates for enhanced precision weapons.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has been made since the publication of the Strategic Defence Review on space-based capabilities.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what measures are in place to protect or increase encryption with the advancement of quantum computing.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the increase in the defence budget in the context of global threat levels.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the level of sub-threshold aggression has changed since the publication of the Strategic Defence Review.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 31 of the SDR, whether the potential effects of war on the UK’s way of life has increased since the publication of the Strategic Defence Review.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many nationally significant cyber-attacks occurred in (a) 2025 and (b) 2026.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many escorts of Russian Federation vessels occurred in 2025.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many launches of the RAF Typhoon Quick Reaction Alert aircraft occurred in 2025.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many high-quality defence jobs there are in the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many regular personnel there are in the Armed Forces.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many of the regular personnel in the Armed Forces are medically downgraded.