Charlie Dewhirst MP: written questions
4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026 · year in progress
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Written questions
Ministry of Defence: Government Communication ServiceMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24180More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 5 June 2026 to Question 3763 and with reference to the Answer of of 19 January 2026 to Question 104195 on Government Communication Service: Staff, how many headcount staff in (a) the Dep
Answer: All communicators are members of the Government Communication Service.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: MarketingMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 24165More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 4 June 2026 to Question 4161, on Government departments: marketing, how much has been spent on branded goods and merchandise by (a) the department and (b) each of its Arm’s Length Bodies
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: Special AdvisersMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24145More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, further to the answer of 3 June 2026, to Question 3339, on Special Advisers: Public Appointments, how many delivery advisers have been appointed to date, broken down by (a) special advisers, (b) Direct Ministeria
Answer: A list of special advisers is published each year in the Annual Report on Special Advisers.The Ministry of Defence has not appointed any delivery advisers to date, whether as special advisers, through the Direct Ministerial Appointment route, as civil ser...
Answered 11 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: EqualityMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24123More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what specific diversity and inclusion (a) days, (b) weeks and (c) months, were recognised and marked by (i) the department and (ii) each of its agencies, in the calendar year 2025.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence (MOD) does not maintain a centrally held list of every diversity and inclusion initiative recognised across the Department and each of its agencies; the requested information could be provided only at disproportionate cost. The MOD...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: DatabasesMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 24103More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, further to the answer of 22 June 2026, to Question 10189, on Databases: EU law, if they will list the data and reporting requirements that the department must make to the European Commission and its agencies.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: Flint GlobalMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24084More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department’s (a) Permanent Secretary and (b) Ministers have had correspondence with Flint Global since July 2024.
Answer: There has been no correspondence since this date.
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: CommunicationMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24061More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what was the outturn spending by the department on communications, marketing and advertising in (a) 2024-25 and (b) 2025-26.
Answer: A full departmental response could only be provided at disproportionate cost. Full external communications, advertising and marketing costs for the department are not held centrally. The majority of advertising and marketing expenditure is accounted for b...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: Unpaid WorkMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24043More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, further to the answer of 8 July 2026 to Question 14349 on Civil Service: Temporary Employment, if he will list each of the internship schemes that have been made available in the last 12 months through the depart
Answer: The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is not aware of any internship schemes managed by the Department or its Arm's Length Bodies that are restricted to applicants solely on the basis of ethnicity or social class. The MOD participates in the Civil Service Summer ...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: Industrial DisputesMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24023More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list each industrial dispute live within his Department, including the nature of the dispute and level of industrial action.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence has a single live industrial dispute with Unite the Union in respect to local Trade Union engagement in a single area of Defence, however no industrial action has been taken.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: Facilities AgreementsMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24001More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what was the total cost of facility time to the department in (a) 2023-24, (b) 2024-25 and (c) 2025-26; and what was the headcount number of facility time staff in each; how many were 100% facility time; and whet
Answer: Information on trade union facility time in the public sector, including the Ministry of Defence, for 2023-24 and 2024-25 is published at the following website: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/public-sector-trade-union-facility-time-da...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: Remote WorkingMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23979More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the percentage office workplace attendance requirement in each of the department’s offices, broken down by location; and whether attendance statistics are collated for each of those individual offices.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has implemented Government direction on increased workplace attendance. For office-based workers, an average of at least 60% of time is spent in the workplace. No central record of agreed working locations is held and thus at...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: Unpaid WorkMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23970More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any internship schemes managed by (a) his Department and (b) each of its Arm’s Length Bodies are restricted to applicants on the basis of (i) ethnicity, (ii) social class and (iii) both.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is not aware of any internship schemes managed by the Department or its Arm's Length Bodies that are restricted to applicants solely on the basis of ethnicity or social class. The MOD participates in the Civil Service Summer ...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: Social MediaMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23941More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on social media influencers since July 2024.
Answer: Since July 2024, the Ministry of Defence has spent £123,173 on third-party independent content creators. This figure includes all costs, such as agency fees. This expenditure relates solely to the Royal Navy. Independent content creators can offer a highl...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: Senior Civil ServantsMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23922More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many departmental Senior Civil Service away days have taken place in calendar year 2026 to date; in what specific venues; at what cost; and if there was any associated social or team-building activity at publ
Answer: The Ministry of Defence does not maintain a centrally held list of away days undertaken by Senior Civil Servants. Away days are organised by individual Civil Servants at the local level and therefore the information requested could only be provided at dis...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: Mayor of Greater ManchesterMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 23904More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what written representations have Ministers received from the Mayor of Greater Manchester since July 2024.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: BuildingsMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 23886More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the percentage of desks provided for staff is as a proportion of the total number of assigned staff in his Department's London headquarters.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
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