Julian Lewis MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Veterans: Radiation ExposureMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64387More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Written Statement of 30 June 2025 on Nuclear Test Veteran Records Exercise and the Merlin Database, HCWS748, if he will publish the findings gathered from the 43,000 files which have already been
Answer: This Government has reset the relationship with nuclear test veterans and the organisations that support them, and we remain committed to listening to their concerns and working collaboratively to address them. As of 30 June 2025, officials have reviewed ...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordVeterans: Radiation ExposureMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64386More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Written Statement of 30 June 2025 on Nuclear Test Veteran Records Exercise and the Merlin Database, HCWS748, for what reason the Individual Medical Records of military personnel who participated i
Answer: This Government has reset our relationship with nuclear test veterans and the organisations that support them, and we remain committed to listening to their concerns and working collaboratively to address them. I understand that many are eager for an upda...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordStrategic Defence ReviewMinistry of DefenceTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59697More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his oral statement of 2 June 2025 on Strategic Defence Review, Official Report, column 53, how much and what proportion of the funding for military accommodation will be allocated to the reserve
Answer: None of the funding has been allocated to the Reserve Forces Estate as it does not contain Service Family Accommodation. The Reserves Forces Estate is directly funded from a separate budget.
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordReserve Forces: BuildingsMinistry of DefenceTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59696More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many sites for reserve forces managed by (a) the Reserve Forces and Cadets Associations and (b) his Department are (i) unusable and (ii) partly unusable because of (A) boiler breakdowns and (B) leaking roofs.
Answer: All Reserve Forces and Cadets sites are managed by the Reserves Forces and Cadets Association (RFCA) and not the Department. The Volunteer Estate (VE) contains some 5112 buildings, of which 59 (1.15%) are fully or partly unusable due to boiler breakdowns ...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordLandminesMinistry of DefenceTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42389More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential effectiveness of landmines in enabling the defence of land borders against conventional armed attack.
Answer: I hope the right hon. Gentleman will understand that the Ministry of Defence can’t comment publicly on operational matters. All anti-personnel landmines present an enduring risk to civilians in the wake of conflict. It is for this reason the UK remains a ...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence Equipment: Iron and SteelMinistry of DefenceTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42386More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the (a) domestic and (b) foreign sources of high-grade steel on which his Department will rely for the manufacture of (i) warships, (ii) armoured vehicles and (iii) jet aircraft (A) for the remain
Answer: The Defence Industrial Strategy will carefully consider the Ministry of Defence’s approach to steel, as a sub-sector within Defence and a critical element of the UK’s Defence industrial base. This will include consideration of the MOD’s use of specialist ...
Answered 4 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: TakeoversMinistry of DefenceTabled 18 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38938More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office on the prevention of future acquisition of UK defence companies by US defence companies; and what
Answer: The Secretary of State for Defence has regular discussions with the Foreign Secretary – and other members of the National Security Council – on a range of national security issues. The Government scrutinises any transactions in sensitive sectors such as d...
Answered 24 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: MefloquineMinistry of DefenceTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32905More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what criteria are applied by the Defence Medical Services to distinguish the adverse effects caused by the prescribing of Lariam (Mefloquine) to service personnel as an anti-malarial prophylaxis and those caused
Answer: People taking mefloquine (also known as Larium) can experience abnormal dreams, symptoms of depression and anxiety, and more rarely psychiatric symptoms such as hallucinations, agitations and psychosis have also been reported. This differs to Post Traumat...
Answered 27 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: MefloquineMinistry of DefenceTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32903More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has continued to (a) monitor and (b) report regularly to Parliament on the numbers of service personnel prescribed Lariam as an anti-malarial prophylaxis, since the Government Response HC 6
Answer: The Department continues to monitor and publish bi-annual statistics on the number of prescriptions for mefloquine (also known as Larium) given to UK Armed Forces personnel at Ministry of Defence medical facilities since 12 September 2016. The full releas...
Answered 27 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordUnmanned Air Systems: National SecurityMinistry of DefenceTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32902More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made on investigating drone intrusion incidents at (a) RAF Mildenhall, (b) RAF Lakenheath and (c) RAF Feltwell (i) during and (ii) since November 2024, with reference to the prese
Answer: The Ministry of Defence continues to work in partnership with our allies and the appropriate civilian authorities. We take the safety and security of our sites seriously and we maintain robust security measures, including counter-drone capabilities. It is...
Answered 27 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordVeterans: Radiation ExposureMinistry of DefenceTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28877More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent steps he has taken to facilitate the (a) recovery and (b) disclosure of medical records held in (i) the Merlin database and (ii) other Departmental archives of service personnel present at UK atomic b
Answer: The Government is deeply grateful to all those who participated in the UK nuclear testing programme. We recognise their Service and the huge contribution they have made to the UK’s security.I have asked officials to look seriously into unresolved question...
Answered 10 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordChagos Islands: SovereigntyMinistry of DefenceTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7711More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of ceding sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius on the security of the Diego Garcia strategic base; whether he consulted Lord Robertson of Port
Answer: This historic agreement protects the long-term secure operation of the UK-US base on Diego Garcia with Mauritius, which plays such a crucial role in regional and international security. We have full Mauritian backing for robust security arrangements, incl...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordRussia: UkraineMinistry of DefenceTabled 3 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3937More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the use of gas by Russia in Ukraine; and whether he plans to supply respirators to Ukraine.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence continues to assess and monitor the evolving threat picture in Ukraine, including Russian use of chemicals as a method of warfare. The UK has been at the forefront of international support and assistance to the armed forces of Ukra...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: ContractsMinistry of DefenceTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2701More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of reports of the outsourcing by a commercial subcontractor of work to coders based in Belarus; what remedial steps he has taken; whether he has ma
Answer: Both the Ministry of Defence (MOD) and Rolls-Royce Submarines (RRS) investigated a subcontractor's outsourcing of development work for a RRS intranet page; this IT system is separate to the RRS classified systems. The investigation found no evidence that ...
Answered 6 Sept 2024
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