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 procurement notice 713027450 Project Troubler, published on 4 March 2025, if he will set out how how a 5.56mm lightweight assault machine gun will be integrated into infantry platoon formations.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much does the Ministry of Defence plan to invest in Quantum in this Parliament.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 3.2.47 of the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, how much of the £9 billion is planned to be spent in (a) 2026/27, (b) 2027/28, (c) 2028/29, (d) 2029/30 and (e) after
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 3.2.47 of the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, which locations are in scope for modernisation under the Airfield Operating Surfaces programme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 4.1.4 of the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, by when he plans to establish the Submarine Delivery Group.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 4.2.5 of the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, how many Civil Service posts are planned to be reduced each year until 2030.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 4.2.8 of the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, by when will he publish the Long-Term Workforce Plan.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 4.5.18 of the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, by when will he publish the counter fraud strategy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 13 October 2025, to question 77270 on Ajax Vehicles: Procurement, how many of the 93 ARES vehicles will be fielded to a) Training Regiments, b) Armoured Cavalry units and c) Armoured Inf
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment has he made of the potential merits of adopting the Hypervelocity Improved Capability Assault Rifle programme to enhance the performance of the 5.56x45mm round.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what other government departments are part of DRIVE35.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, which locations have been selected to benefit from the Strategic Sites Accelerator programme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, pursuant to the answer of 17 June 2026 to question 8261 on Public Houses: Codes of Practice, by when does he plan to publish the beer market access review.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment has he made of the potential impact of the United States Department of War’s Europe Posture Review on the UK’s commitment of a) air and b) land forces in Europe above current deployment levels.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 29 July 2026 to question 14026 on Warships: Procurement, when is the initial design stage of the Common Combat Vessel due to complete.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 22 July 2026, to question 17498 on Defence: Investment, what is the timescale for development of the Defence Finance and Investment Strategy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 22 July 2026, to question 17503 on Telecommunications Cables: Seas and Oceans, what is the breakdown of the £330million investment in critical underwater infrastructure protection.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 22 July 2026, to question 17503 on Telecommunications Cables: Seas and Oceans, what are the enhanced capabilities for RFA Proteus to be delivered over the next four years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 27 July 2026, to question 17492 on Guided Weapons, by when does he plan to have a) defined, b) sequenced and c) implemented arrangements to support a future UK-France Complex Weapons coo
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment has she made of the potential impact of yields from harvests in the UK and globally on the price of wheat.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what is the breakdown by category of prison regarding the freeing up of the prison estate over ten months via the early release scheme.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the answer of 20 April 2026, to Question 124889 on Defence: Development Aid, whether it remains his policy to spend 100 percent of the reduction in the Official Development Assistance budget on def
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, by when he plans to lay out his path to spending a) 3.0% of GDP on defence and b) 3.5% by 2035.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the feasibility of plugging the £4.7 billion gap in the Defence Investment Plan, to be funded in the next budget.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when in 2027 will Operation Albiston Shadow take place.