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 57 of the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress he has made with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care in ensuring Ministers in both departments have direct acc
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 57 of the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress he has made in establishing an independent review board akin to the US Defense Health Board, in order to assure ecosystem re
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress has he made in empowering Defence Medical Services as the functional lead of a single Defence Medical Enterprise that meets personnel’s healthcar
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress has he made in investing in medical evacuation and medical stockpiles at a scale that matches military commitments and deployments, as well as cr
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, whether he has introduced a whole force plan that identifies workforce requirements, incentivisation, and measures to return non-deployable personnel to fighti
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, whether he has established a ten-year physical infrastructure plan for Defence medical by February 2026, as outlined in Recommendation 58.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 59 of the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, whether his Department has delivered the overarching infrastructure Recapitalisation Plan since February 2026.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 60 of the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress he has made in improving the overall standard of accommodation, in alignment with commercial best practice for ensuring high
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 60 of the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress he has made in widening eligibility to Defence Housing for those in long-term relationships.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 60 of the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress he has made in prioritising and increasing funding this Parliament for accommodation sites that are in most urgent need of r
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 61 of the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress he has made in (a) assessing how best to generate income and maximise the value of its assets under the Recapitalisation Pla
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 61 of the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress he has made in developing a strategy for the risk-adjusted maximisation of proceeds, including alternative use or disposal b
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 61 of the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress he has made in ensuring proceeds realised from housing development on Defence land are reinvested in the renewal or future d
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 61 of the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress he has made in maximising the use of Defence’s assets where it retains land, including through site development and energy g
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 62 of the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress he has made in ensuring that infrastructure requirements are fully integrated into capability development and investment dec
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 62 of the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress he has made in ensuring that Defence is making full use of a fully integrated, digital, real-time Estate Management system.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 62 of the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress he has made in simplifying and accelerating his Department's commercial processes by adopting industry build standards and C
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 62 of the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress he has made in ensuring there are no bespoke Defence contracting and build requirements except where these are critical to i
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 62 of the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress has he made in developing faster, more agile ways of working that are proportionate to the risk involved.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 62 of the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress he has made in scrapping burdensome authorisation processes to avoid costly stop-start project management.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the former Secretary of State for Defence, the Rt hon. Member for Rawmarsh and Conisbrough, was entitled to receive a ministerial severance payment.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many meetings of the National Security Council (Nuclear) committee of senior Ministers have taken place since 5 July 2024.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 26 January 2026 to Question 107232 on Veterans: Visas, whether it remains his policy to waive applicable fees for Indefinite Leave to Remain for the spouses and children or current and f
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the extent to which Defence Medical Services are aligned to NATO’s Medical Action Plan.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 19 November 2025 to Question 89757 on Defence: Investment, what progress he has made in developing and delivering the Defence Finance and Investment Strategy.