Charlie Dewhirst MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
Global Counsel: PalantirMinistry of DefenceTabled 21 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129003More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 18 March 2026, to Question 112826, on Global Counsel: Palantir, whether Global Counsel staff were in attendance at the meeting on 27 February 2025; and whether the office of the UK Defen
Answer: Global Counsel staff were not present at the Prime Minister’s visit to Palantir on 27 February 2025. The UK Defence Attache has not corresponded or met representatives of Global Counsel since July 2024.The visit was part of the Prime Minister's trip to Wa...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordOpposition: Domestic VisitsMinistry of DefenceTabled 20 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128586More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 18 March 2026, to Question 117764, on Opposition: Domestic Visits, whether the (a) MOD or (b) Armed Forces have guidance on this issue in relation to visits to military sites.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence is eager to facilitate more engagement with Parliamentarians, and we are proactively doing so given the importance of Defence within the national conversation. Defence Ministers are committed to ensuring the Department is being mor...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordPalantirMinistry of DefenceTabled 20 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128585More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant of 17 March 2026, to Question 118785, on Palantir, for what reason no formal record of the meeting was produced.
Answer: The visit was part of the Prime Minister's trip to Washington. During this visit the Prime Minister listened to a short presentation about Palantir’s work, followed by a tour of the premises and an introduction to members of staff.Any contracts for any fi...
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordPalantir: ContractsMinistry of DefenceTabled 20 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128584More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 11 March 2026, to Question 112206, on Palantir: Contracts, whether communications were sent by Lord Mandelson in relation to the contract with Palantir.
Answer: As the Secretary of State for Defence has previously set out, Lord Mandelson had no influence or involvement in the Defence Enterprise Agreement with Palantir. Based on the information held by the Ministry of Defence, the Department is not aware of any co...
Answered 23 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordChagos Islands: DefenceMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119610More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the answer of 1 September 2025 to Question HL9555 on Chagos Islands: Defence, what the percentage split is between the two Departments.
Answer: The payments split associated with the UK-Mauritius agreement on the Chagos Archipelago between the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and Ministry of Defence will be published in the usual way alongside other Departmental spend in the annual ac...
Answered 20 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordF-35 Aircraft: Nuclear WeaponsMinistry of DefenceTabled 9 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119054More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, who will (a) provide and (b) maintain nuclear weapons for use on the UK’s new F-35A aircraft.
Answer: As confirmed in June 2025 when the Ministry of Defence announced our intention to participate in NATO’s nuclear mission, the nuclear weapons allocated to the NATO dual capable aircraft nuclear mission are United States (US) nuclear weapons and the US reta...
Answered 17 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordKing Charles III: PaintingsMinistry of DefenceTabled 9 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119053More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the (a) National Museum of the Royal Navy, (b) Royal Air Force Museum, (c) Royal Marines Museum and (d) Royal Navy Submarine Museum accepted a free portrait of the King.
Answer: In 2023 the Government announced a new scheme to allow public authorities to apply for a free portrait of His Majesty to celebrate the new reign. The National Museum of the Royal Navy accepted a portrait for each of its sites which includes the Royal Mari...
Answered 17 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordChagos Islands: SovereigntyMinistry of DefenceTabled 9 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119052More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 11 November 2025 to Question 87342 on Chagos Islands: Sovereignty, whether there will be a public report on how the 5% NATO target is met.
Answer: The UK's performance against the NATO spending targets will continue to be reported directly to NATO in the usual way. There are no plans to change this long-standing process.
Answered 18 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordChagos Islands: SovereigntyMinistry of DefenceTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117536More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 11 November 2025 to Question 87342 on Chagos Islands: Sovereignty, what his planned timetable is for deciding whether the Chagos Islands Treaty will be scored against the 5% NATO targets
Answer: Decisions on the NATO qualifying status of these costs will be considered in the usual way, once the Treaty has entered into force.
Answered 17 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordMilitary Aircraft: MinistersMinistry of DefenceTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117535More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 3 December 2025 to Question 75027 on Military Aircraft: Ministers, how much of the cost was spent on catering.
Answer: The total cost of catering on CSAT fights between 5 July 2024 and 4 July 2025 was £91,714.15.In Question 75027 which the hon. member refers to, the date range was incorrect. It should have stated 5 July 2024 to 4 July 2025.
Answered 19 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCyber & Specialist Operations Command: CostsMinistry of DefenceTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117534More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost was of rebranding Strategic Command to Cyber and Specialist Operations Command.
Answer: The transition from UK Strategic Command (UKStratCom) to Cyber and Strategic Operations Command (CSOC) was executed with a strong emphasis on efficiency and cost-effectiveness. Up-front CSOC visual identity changes have currently incurred no additional co...
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordMilitary Aircraft: MinistersMinistry of DefenceTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106742More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 30 October 2025 to Question 71247 on Military Aircraft: Ministers, which Senior Ministers have been authorised to have occasional use of RAF CSAT aircraft.
Answer: The following Senior Ministers have been authorised to have occasional use of RAF CSAT aircraft: The Prime MinisterSecretary of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeChancellor of the Exchequer This is consistent with policies to CSAT travel ...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: ClubsMinistry of DefenceTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106741More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is his policy on members of the Armed Forces (a) being members of single-sex private members’ clubs in a personal capacity and (b) participating in such clubs in a professional capacity.
Answer: Defence does not hold a specific central policy on individual membership of single-sex private members’ clubs. Participation with external organisations in a professional capacity is subject to formal approval through the Chain of Command.
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMilitary Aircraft: MinistersMinistry of DefenceTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106740More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 3 December 2025 to Question 75027 on Military Aircraft: Ministers, how many of the 44 tasks were (a) domestic and (b) overseas.
Answer: It has been the practice of successive administrations not to publish granular information relating to the official movements of Ministers and those accompanying them within the United Kingdom. Information about official overseas Ministerial travel is pub...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: Permanent SecretariesMinistry of DefenceTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106739More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled New Ministry of Defence Permanent Secretary announced, published on 31 October 2025, whether the outgoing Permanent Secretary will receive any (a) exit an
Answer: It is anticipated that any severance payments received, would be published in the Ministry of Defence annual report and accounts for 2025 to 2026.
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: Public AppointmentsMinistry of DefenceTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98109More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) name, (b) job title, (c) annual remuneration, (d) time commitment and (e) expected end date is for each direct ministerial appointment in his Department.
Answer: The Department has 41 direct Ministerial appointments, across seven entities. These are as follows:Defence Industrial Joint CouncilNameJob titleAnnual remunerationTime commitment (per annum)Expected end dateDr Charles WoodburnChair£04 days (minimum)15/04/...
Answered 19 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordOfficers: ConferencesMinistry of DefenceTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73325More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 17 July 2025 to Question 66296 on Armed Forces: Conferences, if he will place in the Library a copy of the (a) 6 February guidance and (b) previous edition of the guidance.
Answer: The MOD's policy for officials on contact with the media and communicating in public is available on gov.uk and has been in place for at least ten years: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/defence-instruction-contact-with-media-and-public Copies o...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: Carbon EmissionsMinistry of DefenceTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73324More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make it his policy to repeal the assimilated EU law of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/1816 in relation to the classification of controversial weapons under the (a) UK Climate Transition Benc
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my hon. Friend the former Economic Secretary to the Treasury (Ms Reynolds) on 9 April 2025 to Questions 43043 and 43449 to the hon. Member for Salisbury (Mr Glen).
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: ExpenditureMinistry of DefenceTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73323More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the payment of armed forces pensions counts towards the 5% NATO defence spending target.
Answer: In line with the current NATO definition, spend on armed forces pensions is already included as part of core defence spending. This will continue to be the case against the 5% defence spending target.
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordEuropean Defence Fund: CostsMinistry of DefenceTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73322More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the annual cost to the public purse of joining the European Defence Security Fund.
Answer: This Government has delivered an ambitious security and defence partnership with the European Union. The Strategic Defence Review will strengthen NATO, the cornerstone of the UK’s defence, and it will help grow the economy. It allows us to step up on Euro...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: Summer Internship ProgrammeMinistry of DefenceTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73321More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the press release entitled Internship Scheme To Get More Working Class Students Into Civil Service, published on 1 August 2025, whether children of members of the armed forces will be able to ap
Answer: The Summer Internship Programme is a pan-Civil Service initiative designed to increase the representation of those from a working-class background into the Civil Service, and support opportunities to join the Fast Stream within this group. As such, it has...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
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