Stuart Anderson MP: written questions
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Defence: FinanceMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21654More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, since his department’s Defence Industrial Strategy, published 8 September 2025, what progress has been made on making defence an engine for growth.
Answer: We are committed to backing British businesses and supporting our defence industrial and skills base, making defence an engine for growth in every postcode across the UK. Since publication of the Defence Industrial Strategy on 8 September 2025, this Gover...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDefence: IndustryMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21653More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 7 of his department’s Defence Industrial Strategy, published 8 September 2025, what progress has been made on supporting members of the Armed Forces and workers in other industries to move
Answer: The £182 million Defence Industry Skills package contains a number of initiatives that can support members of the Armed Forces and workers in other industries to move into the defence sector. This includes scoping a Defence Skills Passport, which would cr...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDefence: FinanceMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21652More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 7 of his department’s Defence Industrial Strategy, published 8 September 2025, what progress has been made on the £182 million investment to improve the future skills of the workforce.
Answer: In the Defence Industrial Strategy, we committed £182 million to a Defence Industry Skills package that will ensure the defence industry has the workforce it requires both now and in the future. Since the Strategy’s publication, we have announced £50m for...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDefence: FinanceMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21651More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 7 of his department’s Defence Industrial Strategy, published 8 September 2025, what progress has been made on introducing an offset policy.
Answer: Building on the Defence Industrial Strategy, the Defence Investment Plan commits to a package of ‘Back British’ measures to ensure increased defence spending strengthens UK industrial capability, resilience and growth.Delivery is already underway through ...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDefence: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21650More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, since his Department’s Defence Industrial Strategy, published 8 September 2025, what progress his Department has made on reducing administrative procedures to improve defence procurement.
Answer: Since the publication of the Defence Industrial Strategy the Department continues to make progress in reforming Defence procurement, including the introducing a segmented approach to procurement to cut down project timescales. This is on top of work alrea...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDefence: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21649More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 6 of his Department’s Defence Industrial Strategy, published 8 September 2025, what steps his Department has taken to reduce timescales to get new projects on contract.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to question 21463 on 8 September 2026.https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-08-28/21463
Answered 24 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDefence: FinanceMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21648More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 6 of his Department’s Defence Industrial Strategy, published on 8 September 2025, what progress has been made on putting in place policies to ensure that every pound spent on defence will m
Answer: Building on the Defence Industrial Strategy, the Defence Investment Plan commits to a package of ‘Back British’ measures to ensure increased defence spending strengthens UK industrial capability, resilience and growth.Delivery is already underway through ...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDefence: IndustryMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21647More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 6 of his Department’s Defence Industrial Strategy, published on 8 September 2025, what progress has been made on (a) reforming procurement, (b) innovating at wartime pace, and (c) growing o
Answer: We are committed to backing British businesses and supporting our defence industrial and skills base, making defence an engine for growth in every postcode across the UK. Since publication of the Defence Industrial Strategy on 8 September 2025, this Gover...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDefence Medical ServicesMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21646More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 132 of his Department’s Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, what progress his Department has made with the Department of Health and Social Care on ensuring that Defence Medi
Answer: As outlined in the Strategic Defence Review (SDR), it is critical the national health ecosystem—Defence, the NHS and the private sector—has the capacity and capability to meet the Nation's needs in peacetime and during conflict. There is significant ongoi...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDefence Intelligence: RecruitmentMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21645More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 129 of his Department’s Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, what progress his Department has made on equipping Defence Intelligence with the tools to attract, develop and re
Answer: The Military Intelligence Services (MIS) establishes a single, integrated intelligence enterprise across the Ministry of Defence, enabling Defence’s existing intelligence organisations and capabilities to operate more coherently and effectively as one ent...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordIntelligence ServicesMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21644More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 127 of his Department’s Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, what progress his Department has made on ensuring Intelligence can prioritise resources and scale capacity to mee
Answer: The Military Intelligence Services (MIS) establishes a single, integrated intelligence enterprise across the Ministry of Defence, enabling Defence’s existing intelligence organisations and capabilities to operate more coherently and effectively as one ent...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPermanent Joint HeadquartersMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21643More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 125 of his Department’s Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, what progress has been made on improving the resilience at PJHQ to both physical and cyber attack.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 20 October 2025, to Question 79497.https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-10-10/79497
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordElectronic WarfareMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21642More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 120 of his Department’s Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, what progress he has made on changing the CyberEM domain to help achieve a tech-enabled Integrated Force capable
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to question 21458 on the 8 September 2026.https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-08-28/21458
Answered 24 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDefence: Space TechnologyMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21641More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made on developing the resilience of military space systems since the Strategic Defence Review.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has continued to invest in resilient military space capabilities, focused on space control, decision advantage, and supporting Defence's ability to understand threats and conduct operations. In line with the Defence Investmen...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAir ForceMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21640More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 115 of his Department’s Strategic Defence Review, published 2 June 2025, what progress he has made on reviewing storage and other standards to remove regulations that place unnecessary cons
Answer: As recommended by the Strategic Defence Review, Defence is reviewing standards, regulations and processes to remove unnecessary burdens that can constrain delivery, increase costs and slow the development, support and training associated with military cap...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordUnmanned Air SystemsMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21639More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 115 of his Department’s Strategic Defence Review, published 2 June 2025, what progress he has made on autonomous collaborative platforms.
Answer: Developed prior to the publication of the Strategic Defence Review, the RAF fielded its first Autonomous Collaborative Platform (ACP), Stormshroud, an electronic warfare platform. The Defence Investment Plan has also set out the next phase of ACP with sub...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordRAF Volunteer ReserveMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21638More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department’s Strategic Defence Review, published 2 June 2025, what progress he has made on increasing the RAF reserves.
Answer: The RAF Reserve total strength has increased by 4.73% between July 2025 and July 2026. This has been achieved through measures such as enhancing recruitment processes by expanding medical assessment capacity, increasing specialist selection events, and im...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAir ForceMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21637More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 112 of his Department’s Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, what progress has been made on improving the RAF’s productivity, agility and adaptability to build greater readin
Answer: The RAF is improving productivity across the Air Enterprise through a portfolio approach that prioritises and measures outcomes to increase operational output, improve affordability and enhance workforce effectiveness. Spanning aircraft platforms and key ...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordUnmanned Air SystemsMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 21636More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 111 of his Department’s Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, what progress his Department has made on accelerating the development and deployment of its new Recce-Strike appr
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordMarinesMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21635More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 111 of his Department's Strategic Defence Review, published 2 June 2025, what the timeline is for the integration of the Royal Marines Commando Force into the Strategic Reserves Corps.
Answer: UK Commando Forces are trained to disrupt hostile surveillance, secure access routes, identify vulnerabilities, and create the conditions for wider UK forces to act. They are designed to operate with other alongside elements of the Integrated Force includ...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordUnmanned Air SystemsMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 21634More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 110 of his Department's Strategic Defence Review, published 2 June 2025, how his Department prioritises investment in surveillance drones and counter-drone systems.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordArmoured Fighting Vehicles and Uncrewed SystemsMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21633More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when his Department plans to achieve a 20-40-40 mix of platforms in the land domain.
Answer: The Strategic Defence Review (SDR) directed the Army to increase its lethality tenfold by 2035. To support this ambition, the Army is transitioning towards a 20/40/40 fighting system, comprising a mix of survivable crewed platforms, attritable systems and...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordNATO: Armoured Fighting VehiclesMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21632More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 110 of his Department’s Strategic Defence Review, published 2 June 2025, what progress he has made on seeking collaboration with NATO Allies on the acquisition of key land platforms.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence is strengthening collaboration with NATO Allies and close partners to deliver priority capabilities more affordably, improve interoperability, and support the European defence industrial base. Since the publication of the Strategic...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: TrainingMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21631More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 110 of his Department’s Strategic Defence Review, published 2 June 2025, what progress he has made on using advanced simulation for training.
Answer: The Army continues to make progress in the use of advanced simulation to support training. Over the past 12 months, advanced simulation has been increasingly integrated into collective training exercises, helping to provide wider Brigade or Divisional con...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordArmed ForcesMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21630More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made on increasing the lethality of the UK Armed Forces since the publication of his Department’s Strategic Defence Review on 2 June 2025.
Answer: Since the publication of the Strategic Defence Review (SDR) the Government is taking a broad programme of action to improve the readiness, lethality, and survivability of the Armed Forces. Through the Defence Investment Plan (DIP), we are investing £298 b...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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