Stuart Anderson MP: written questions
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Ukraine: Armed ConflictMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 21579More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what lessons his Department has learned from the war in Ukraine; and what impact that war has had on procurement models.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordMilitary AlliancesMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21578More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made on Minilateral action with Allies, especially E3, E5 and JEF, to bolster European security since the Strategic Defence Review.
Answer: As Europeans take greater responsibility for our collective security in a more challenging threat environment, partnerships are critical to strengthening deterrence, driving strategic alignment, and accelerating capability delivery. E5 Allies are advancin...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordTurkey: Military AlliancesMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21577More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made on building closer ties with Turkey since the Strategic Defence Review.
Answer: Türkiye is a key NATO Ally and an important defence and security partner for the United Kingdom. Since publication of the Strategic Defence Review, the UK and Türkiye have continued to strengthen bilateral defence co-operation, including through the signi...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordItaly: Military AlliancesMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21576More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made on deepening and adapting the relationship with Italy since the Strategic Defence Review.
Answer: As noted in the Strategic Defence Review, Italy remains one of our most critical partners in Europe. Through annual 2+2 meetings between our Foreign and Defence Secretaries, our bilateral High-Level Military Dialogue, and regular interaction through other...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordNorway: Military AlliancesMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21575More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made with Norway since the 2024 Joint Declaration on enhancing bilateral interoperability on NATO’s Northern Flank.
Answer: The UK and Norway negotiated a landmark defence agreement, the Lunna House Agreement, which was signed on 4 December 2025. This agreement marks the start of a new strategic partnership with Norway, building on the deal the UK secured in August 2025 to sup...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordGermany: Military AlliancesMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21574More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made on building on the 2024 Trinity House Agreement with Germany.
Answer: Since the signing of the landmark Trinity House Agreement, the UK and Germany have delivered tangible progress across its five Lighthouse Projects. This includes the creation of a fifth Lighthouse Project on Cyber at the Agreement's first anniversary in O...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordFrance: Military AlliancesMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21573More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made on building on the 2010 Lancaster House Treaties with France.
Answer: The UK and France have made significant progress in building on the 2010 Lancaster House Treaties through the agreement of the Lancaster House 2.0 Declaration in July 2025, which rebooted and modernised the bilateral defence and security partnership. Last...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMilitary Alliances: ICTMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21572More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made on developing deeper collaboration with allies and partners in areas such as autonomy, AI, electromagnetic warfare, modelling and simulation since the Strategic Defence Review.
Answer: Since publication of the Strategic Defence Review, the Ministry of Defence has continued to strengthen collaboration with allies and partners across a range of advanced capability areas. This includes accelerating cooperation on artificial intelligence an...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordIndo-Pacific Region: NATOMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21571More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 73 of his Department's Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, what progress his Department has made on connecting the Euro Atlantic with key allies in the Indo-Pacific, includi
Answer: The Government is strengthening links between the Euro-Atlantic and Indo-Pacific through closer cooperation with the Indo-Pacific Four (Australia, Japan, New Zealand and the Republic of Korea), including through NATO engagement, interoperability activitie...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordUSA: Military AlliancesMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21570More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 73 of his Department's Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, what progress his Department has made on working with the United States to maximise the relationship’s potential a
Answer: The United States remains the UK’s closest defence and security ally. Through NATO, AUKUS, our defence industrial partnership and close bilateral military to military ties, this continues to be a uniquely integrated relationship. Since the publication of ...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordUSA: Military AlliancesMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21569More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 73 of his Department's Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of working (a) more and (b) less closely with the
Answer: The United States remains the UK’s closest defence and security ally. The Government assesses that working closely with the US delivers significant benefits for UK security through our deep cooperation on defence, intelligence, nuclear capabilities, NATO ...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMilitary AlliancesMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 21568More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 73 of his Department's Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, what progress his Department has made on bolstering collective security by actively investing in alliances and par
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: RecruitmentMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21567More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps is he taking to provide novel ways of entry to the Armed Forces, including to attract people from a wider range of backgrounds.
Answer: Defence is already delivering a range of new and more flexible routes into service designed to widen participation, attract specialist talent and improve access to military careers. These include the Armed Forces Foundation Scheme, the Defence Direct Entr...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: TrainingMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21566More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 70 of his Department's Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, what progress his Department has made on developing a plan to prioritise and address the structural, behavioural,
Answer: Defence is committed to tackling unacceptable behaviour and delivering lasting culture change through the Raising our Standards programme, the authority for delivering consistently high standards of behaviour, trust and people assurance. This activity is ...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: ProductivityMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21565More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 70 of his Department's Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, what progress his Department has made on automating at least 20% of human resources, finance, and commercial funct
Answer: The Department remains committed to maximising the operational effectiveness of the Armed Forces and ensuring that Defence personnel are focused on activity that best supports front-line outcomes. As set out in the Strategic Defence Review, Defence is tak...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordReserve Forces: TrainingMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 21564More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 70 of his Department's Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, whether the reserves and civil servants have protected access to the necessary funding, time and equipment for tra
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: TrainingMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21563More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 69 of his Department's Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, what progress his Department has made on ensuring all personnel are aware of the growing cyber risks and are equip
Answer: Defence has continued to strengthen cyber awareness and training across the department. This includes refreshed Cyber Security Awareness Training, Defence-wide awareness campaigns delivered through the Cyber Confident programme, and further access to cybe...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: TrainingMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21562More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 69 of his Department's Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, what steps his Department is taking to teach, train, exercise and reward leaders to create a leadership that is eq
Answer: Defence is investing in the skills, education and leadership development needed to ensure that leaders are equipped to use digital technologies, data and Artificial Intelligence effectively and responsibly. This includes building AI and digital literacy i...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: TrainingMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21561More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 69 of his Department's Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, what progress his Department has made on rolling out the Pan-Defence Skills Framework.
Answer: Since the publication of the Strategic Defence Review (SDR) work on the Whole Force by default training and education is progressing across a number of strands. This includes the strategic work around the Pan Defence Skills Framework (PDSF) launched in Ma...
Answered 11 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDefence: Education and TrainingMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21560More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 68 of his Department's Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, what progress his Department has made on Defence running training and education when it cannot be obtained externa
Answer: The Department does make use of externally provided training and education where this offers the best value and quality, while retaining and developing Defence-delivered provision where military-specific requirements, operational needs or specialist exper...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordNATOMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21559More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 68 of the Strategic Defence Review 2025, what steps is his Department taking to lead on joint force doctrine within NATO.
Answer: The Strategic Defence Review noted that the United Kingdom already does more than any other NATO ally to develop and maintain joint doctrine. The UK is currently the custodian for 20% of NATO’s joint doctrine. The Ministry of Defence remains committed to ...
Answered 11 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: TrainingMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21558More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 68 of his Department's Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, what progress his Department has made on whole force by default training.
Answer: Since the publication of the Strategic Defence Review (SDR) work on the Whole Force by default training and education is progressing across a number of strands. This includes the strategic work around the Pan Defence Skills Framework (PDSF) launched in Ma...
Answered 11 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDefence: InnovationMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21557More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 68 of the Strategic Defence Review 2025, what recent assessment his Department has made of whether Defence training and education can effectively deliver innovation at speed.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence has assessed that training and education are a key enabler of the Strategic Defence Review's objective to deliver innovation at speed. The Review highlighted the importance of training and education that adapt rapidly to changing t...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordRoyal College of Defence StudiesMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21556More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of offering additional places on the Global Strategy Programme at the Royal College of Defence Studies.
Answer: While course allocations are carefully considered on an annual basis in line with evolving Defence diplomacy and security priorities, overall capacity for the Global Strategy Programme remains restrained by the physical size of Seaford House. The elite na...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: DeploymentMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21555More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, , with reference to page 67 of the Strategic Defence Review 2025, to what extent operation planning for enduring deployments at scale takes into account pastoral, practical, and financial support for families.
Answer: The British Armed Forces defines fighting power through three core, mutually supporting components detailed in doctrine (JDP 0-01): the conceptual, the moral, and the physical. Pastoral care, practical and financial support form part of the moral componen...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
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