Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
190,605 questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 26 of the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress has he made in working with the Department for Education to develop understanding of the Armed Forces among young people in
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress has he made in expanding in-school and community-based Cadet Forces across the country by 30% by 2030, as outlined in Recommendation 26.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, whether he has given the Defence Academy and other Defence centres of training and educational excellence commercial freedoms to operate by lifting the restric
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, whether he has established a plan for the Defence Academy to invite company leaders, from FTSE100 companies and wider, onto Defence courses by February 2026, a
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress has he made in supporting the Cabinet Office in its work to set and enforce robust standards of protection and resilience for infrastructure, as
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress has he made in strengthening Government powers to protect CNI where necessary, as outlined in Recommendation 27.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress has he made in completing the process of updating existing legislation or bringing forward new legislation by the end of this Parliament, as outl
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress has he made in exploring options for a new deal for the protection of CNI in partnership with private-sector and allied operators, as outlined in
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress has he made in a) developing options for the protection of CNI in the event of crisis or conflict, including a new Reserve Force, and b) presenti
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress has he made in finalising a new Defence Readiness Bill that gives the Government powers in reserve to respond effectively in the event of escalat
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress has he made in ensuring plans made under the Home Defence Programme meet Defence’s needs in the event of escalation to war, including mobilisatio
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress he has made in stepping up engagement with the Strategic Reserve, sustained through annual training and volunteer roles, as outlined in Recommend
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress he has made in establishing a digitised approach to Reserves management by January 2027, as outlined in Recommendation 28.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, whether he established an initial operating capability for a new Defence Uncrewed Systems Centre by February 2026, as outlined in Recommendation 29.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress he has made in creating a protected Defence AI Investment Fund to accelerate the adoption of Artificial Intelligence across Defence, prioritising
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress he has made in creating an ‘always on’ munitions production capacity, as outlined in Recommendation 29.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress he has made in facilitating greater coherence between conventional and nuclear components of NATO’s deterrence and defence posture, as outlined i
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress he has made in investing further in conventional deep (long-range) precision strike and Integrated Air and Missile Defence, as outlined in Recomm
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress he has made in strengthening NATO and UK led training and exercises, addressing potential escalation and conflict scenarios with nuclear-armed st
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress he has made in commencing discussions with the United States and NATO on the potential benefits and feasibility of enhanced UK participation in N
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress he has made in seeking to renew the arms control, disarmament, and non-proliferation regime, centred on the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, as
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 32 of the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress he has made in ensuring the National Security Council (Nuclear) committee of senior Ministers reviews progress on the Nation
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 33 of the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress he has made in taking a comprehensive approach to improving industrial productivity as a key factor in delivering and mainta
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 33 of the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress has he made in making amendments to the Single Source Contract Regulations to incentivise industry investment in infrastruct
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 33 of the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress has he made in removing barriers to productivity that sit outside industry’s direct control.