Mike Wood MP: written questions

4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026 · year in progress

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Written questions

Global Counsel: PalantirMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21148More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the answer of 28 April 2026 to Question 129003 on Global Counsel: Palantir, whether the Defence Attache to the United States was invited to the Palantir meeting by (a) Palantir or (b) Global Cou
Answer: The visit to Palantir was organised by Ministry of Defence officials as part of the former Prime Minister's trip to Washington. Defence officials invited the Defence Attaché in his official capacity as the United Kingdom’s most senior military representat...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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Global Counsel: PalantirMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21147More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the answer of 28 April 2026 to Question 129003 on Global Counsel: Palantir, whether the Department had any correspondence with Global Counsel in the period that Lord Mandelson was Ambassador to
Answer: According to all available records, the Ministry of Defence had no formal correspondence with Global Counsel at that time.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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Opposition: Domestic VisitsMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 21128More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library a copy of the MOD Guidance on visits to military sites by HM Opposition.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
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Chagos Islands: SovereigntyMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21127More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the answer of 20 April 2026, to Question 124854, on Chagos Islands: Sovereignty, what was the monetary amount of the qualifying NATO spending in 2025-26.
Answer: NATO's Defence Investment Update, published in July 2026, estimated that the United Kingdom's core defence expenditure in 2025 was £70.511 billion.NATO's figures are compiled in accordance with NATO's agreed definition of defence expenditure. The 2025 fig...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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PalantirMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21126More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the answer of 23 March 2026, to Question 119908, on Palantir, if he will provide a breakdown of which organisations the 11 other personnel and civil servants were from who attended the Palantir
Answer: The civil servants and uniformed personnel in attendance were from the Ministry of Defence, supporting the wider visit.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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Palantir: ContractsMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21125More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the answer of 18 March 2026, to Question 118778, on Palantir, whether the Ministry of Defence holds a copy of the presentation.
Answer: No. The Ministry of Defence does not hold a copy of the presentation referred to in Question 118778.
Answered 14 Sept 2026
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Defence: FinanceMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21124More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the answer of 20 April 2026 to Question 124859 on Defence: Finance, what monetary amount of NATO qualifying spend was outside the MOD budget in 2024-25; and from which departments and funding st
Answer: In 2024-25, the United Kingdom's total NATO qualifying defence expenditure was approximately £65.8 billion, of which approximately £6.3 billion was outside the Ministry of Defence budget. This includes expenditure from other Government Departments, includ...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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Global Counsel: PalantirMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21123More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the answer of 28 April 2026 to Question 129003 on Global Counsel: Palantir, whether the wider Department corresponded with Global Counsel on the visit.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence had no contact with Global Counsel with relation to this visit.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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Ministry of Defence: Flexible WorkingMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21122More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the answer of 11 March 2026, to Question 110793, on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Flexible Working, how many and what proportion of full-time staff on full pay (1.0 FTE)
Answer: 1,283 full-time employees are recorded as working one-week compressed hour schedules, representing 2.6 per cent of all full-time employees.
Answered 7 Sept 2026
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Ministry of Defence: SecondmentMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21121More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the names of the organisations that have (a) had departmental Civil Servants seconded to them since July 2024, and (b) seconded organisational staff to the department, excluding secondments involv
Answer: Since 1 July 2024, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) has seconded civilian staff to the following three organisations:· Unite the Union· The Manufacturing Technology Centre Limited· Land Accident Investigation Bureau, Australian Defence ForceThe MOD has recei...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
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Ministry of Defence: International CooperationMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 21120More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list each Non-Legally Binding Instrument that has been signed by the department and it's Arms Length Bodies since July 2024.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
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Cyber & Specialist Operations Command: CostsMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21119More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 11 March 2026 to Question 117534 on Cyber & Specialist Operations Command: Costs, what was the business case for the branded lanyards.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer provided to the hon. Member for Bridlington and the Wolds (Charlie Dewhirst) on the 11 March 2026, which states the cost for lanyards until March 2026. Additional staff lanyards were procured for £1156.80 in July 2026...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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Lord MandelsonMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21118More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any members of his Department met with or corresponded with Lord Mandelson in relation to commercial deals between the UK Government and Palantir.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence has no record of any meetings or correspondence involving Lord Mandelson in relation to the award of the Defence Enterprise Agreement with Palantir. As the former Secretary of State for Defence has previously stated, Lord Mandelson...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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Ministry of Defence: MarketingMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 21117More
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 spend on branded goods and merchandise by the department since the Government Chief Commercial Office
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
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Independent Inquiry relating to Afghanistan: Public AppointmentsMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 21116More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Direct Ministerial Appointment portal entry, Chair of the Independent Inquiry relating to Afghanistan, what is the business case for paying the chair £452,018 per annum, and whether it will
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
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Armed Forces: ClubsMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21115More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, further to the answer by Lord Coaker of 29 July 2026, to Question HL2207, on Armed Forces: Clubs, whether the review in private members’ clubs is considering single-sex clubs.
Answer: The then Deputy Chief of the General Staff directed Corps and Regimental Associations to conduct their own reviews of their affiliations with private members’ clubs, including whether any associated clubs have rules, policies or practices that may not ali...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
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Ministry of Defence: Government Communication ServiceMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21114More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the answer of 5 June 2026 to Question 3763 on Government Communications Service: Staff, and of 19 January 2026 to Question 104195 on Government Communication Service: Staff, how many headcount s
Answer: All communicators are members of the Government Communication Service.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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Armed Forces: Mileage AllowancesMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20892More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason the Motor Mileage Allowance that can be claimed by members of the Armed Forces for travel in a personal car does not include the higher rate of £0.55 per mile for the first 10,000 miles travelled
Answer: The Approved Mileage Allowance Payment rate is the amount that an employer can reimburse tax-free when an employee uses a private vehicle for business mileage. From 6 April 2026, the rate for cars and vans increased to 55 pence per mile for the first 10,0...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
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Defence: FinanceMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20865More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of ESG policies against investment and financing of defence companies on the cost of defence procurement, including Trident replacement.
Answer: As set out in the Defence Investment Plan, the Defence Finance and Investment Strategy (DFIS) is set to be published this year. The DFIS will address barriers to financing and investment in the sector – including supporting businesses access finance, in p...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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Ministry of Defence: Greater ManchesterMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20864More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average percentage attendance rate was for his Department's staff at Piccadilly Gate, Manchester in the most recent working week for which figures are available, (a) as a percentage of assigned staff att
Answer: Between Wednesday 25 August and Thursday 3 September, 93 Ministry of Defence employees attended Piccadilly Gate. This equates to 82 per cent of employees who work primarily from Picadilly Gate. Attendance varies from week to week, and as this data refers ...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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Armed Forces: ClubsMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20863More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the answer of 29 July 2026 to Question HL2207 on Armed Forces: Clubs, if he will publish the terms of reference of that review; whether he plans to extend that review to all of the Armed Forces;
Answer: The then Deputy Chief of the General Staff directed Corps and Regimental Associations to conduct their own reviews of their affiliations with private members’ clubs, including whether any associated clubs have rules, policies or practices that may not ali...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
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Armed Forces: ClubsMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20862More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the answer of 29 July 2026 to Question HL2207 on Armed Forces: Clubs, whether Ministers were consulted on the full review; and when that review commenced.
Answer: The then Deputy Chief of the General Staff directed Corps and Regimental Associations to conduct their own reviews of their affiliations with private members’ clubs, including whether any associated clubs have rules, policies or practices that may not ali...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
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