Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
187,198 questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made with Norway since the 2024 Joint Declaration on enhancing bilateral interoperability on NATO’s Northern Flank.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made on deepening and adapting the relationship with Italy since the Strategic Defence Review.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made on building closer ties with Turkey since the Strategic Defence Review.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made on Minilateral action with Allies, especially E3, E5 and JEF, to bolster European security since the Strategic Defence Review.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what lessons his Department has learned from the war in Ukraine; and what impact that war has had on procurement models.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the number of Ukraine personnel trained under Operation INTERFLEX.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 76 of his department's Strategic Defence Review, published 2 June 2025, what progress has been made on bolstering capabilities of its allies and partners in the Middle East.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 76 of his department's Strategic Defence Review, published 2 June 2025, what progress has been made on bolstering capabilities of its allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 77 of his Department’s Strategic Defence Review, published 2 June 2025, what progress he has made on drawing on cross-government and external expertise, especially in academia and industry.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 77 of his Department’s Strategic Defence Review, published 2 June 2025, what progress he has made on using impactful but low-cost activities that offer a spread bet against unpredictable fu
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 78 of his Department's Strategic Defence Review, published 2 June 2025, whether he has maintained military-to-military channels of communication with China.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 78 of his department’s Strategic Defence Review, published 2 June 2025, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that GCAP and AUKUS are exemplars of successful capability collaboratio
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 78 of his department’s Strategic Defence Review, published 2 June 2025, what progress has been made on investing in the Five Powers Defence Arrangements to promote interoperability in the r
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has been made since the Strategic Defence Review on strengthening the Five Eyes intelligence alliance.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 78 of his department’s Strategic Defence Review, published 2 June 2025, what progress has been made on improving burden-sharing with European partners in the Indo-Pacific.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has been made by the Integrated Global Defence Network.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 81 of his Department’s Strategic Defence Review, published 2 June 2025, what progress he has made on using AUKUS Pillar 2 to test and develop a template for future technology partnerships.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many UK military personnel and civil servants are working in the USA; and in how many states.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many US personnel are operating in the UK; and across how many bases.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the next joint exercises involving British forces are scheduled to take place in the Indo-Pacific.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the UK’s Foreign Military Sales portfolio with the US is valued at.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what lessons have been learnt from the UK-led DIAMOND initiative.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what lessons have been learnt from the UK's involvement in NATO’s Operation Baltic Sentry.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 83 of his department's Strategic Defence Review, published 2 June 2025, what progress has been made with JEF to trial the use of innovative technologies to boost collective security in Euro
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has been made since the Strategic Defence Review on the partnership between the UK Armed Forces and the Gulf Cooperation Council.