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Watchkeeper Wk450

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Army’s Watchkeeper mid-life extension programme.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
24 Oct 2024
Target answer date
28 Oct 2024
Answer
1 Nov 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 24 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Army’s Watchkeeper mid-life extension programme.

  2. 28 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 1 Nov 2024

    Answer published

    Work to assess the options available to the Department regarding the Watchkeeper Mid-Life Extension programme is ongoing, as such no final assessment has been made.

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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