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Gordon McKee MP: written questions

4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026 · year in progress

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6 published records · newest first.

Written questions

  • Reserve Forces: RecruitmentMinistry of DefenceTabled 16 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19632More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the average time taken for a reservist to complete the Armed Forces recruitment process from initial application to enlistment.

    Answer: The Ministry of Defence continually monitors and works to improve the Reserve recruitment process. While the average time from application to enlistment varies due to individual circumstances and medical requirements, the process is still too long overall...

    Answered 2 Sept 2026

    Original Parliament record
  • Reserve Forces: DeploymentMinistry of DefenceTabled 16 Jul 2026Awaiting answerUIN 19631More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of reservists have been mobilised for operations in each of the last five years.

    Answer: No published answer in this record yet.

    Original Parliament record
  • Defence: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 16 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19630More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of direct procurement expenditure was awarded to UK small and medium-sized enterprises in the last financial year.

    Answer: I can confirm that Ministry of Defence (MOD) direct expenditure with Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in the UK was £1.2 billion in 2024-25.4% of MOD direct expenditure with UK industry is with Small and Medium-sized Enterprises. The most recent spend f...

    Answered 2 Sept 2026

    Original Parliament record
  • Armed Forces: NATOMinistry of DefenceTabled 14 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18854More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps the Department is taking to expand the use of synthetic training environments to enable joint training between the Armed Forces and NATO allies.

    Answer: The UK has provided the primary hub for NATO Distributed Synthetic Training since 2025, supporting secure and operationally relevant joint training for NATO personnel across the maritime, land and air domains. Following the direction of the 2025 Strategic...

    Answered 28 Jul 2026

    Original Parliament record
  • Type 26 Frigates: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 9 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17553More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of jobs in Glasgow supported by contracts for the Royal Navy Type-26 frigate programme.

    Answer: The Type 26 programme supports approximately 2,000 jobs at BAE Systems' Glasgow shipyards and further jobs in the supply chain.

    Answered 16 Jul 2026

    Original Parliament record
  • Ukraine: Armed ForcesMinistry of DefenceTabled 9 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17552More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Ukrainian personnel have completed military training in the UK under UK-led programmes.

    Answer: Under UK-led programmes, over 68,000 Ukrainian personnel have completed military training in the UK.

    Answered 16 Jul 2026

    Original Parliament record
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4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026. One record per UIN and tabled date; the named department is not a measure of answer quality.

View as listCabinet Office: 5Cabinet Office5Department for Business and Trade: 6Department for Business and Trade6Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade: 6Department for Business, Innova…6Department for Culture, Media and Sport: 3Department for Culture, Media a…3Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: 7Department for Digital, Culture…7Department for Education: 2Department for Education2Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: 3Department for Energy Security …3Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: 2Department for Environment, Foo…2Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: 5Department for Science, Innovat…5Department for Transport: 5Department for Transport5Department for Work and Pensions: 3Department for Work and Pensions3Department of Health and Social Care: 11Department of Health and Social…11Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: 5Foreign, Commonwealth and Devel…5Home Office: 5Home Office5Ministry of Defence: 6Ministry of Defence6Ministry of Justice: 3Ministry of Justice3Scotland Office: 2Scotland Office2Treasury: 4Treasury4Women and Equalities: 1Women and Equalities1
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4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026. One record per UIN and tabled date; the named department is not a measure of answer quality. Published records do not measure effort or effectiveness. Methodology.
Department or topicPublished records
Cabinet Office5
Department for Business and Trade6
Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade6
Department for Culture, Media and Sport3
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport7
Department for Education2
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero3
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs2
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology5
Department for Transport5
Department for Work and Pensions3
Department of Health and Social Care11
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office5
Home Office5
Ministry of Defence6
Ministry of Justice3
Scotland Office2
Treasury4
Women and Equalities1

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