Question follow-through · 19725
National Armaments Director
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Major defence reforms launched, with new National Armaments Director to tackle waste and boost industry, published on 25 October 2024, how the new Nationa
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 12 Dec 2024
- Target answer date
- 17 Dec 2024
- Answer
- 17 Dec 2024 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Defence and foreign affairs
- Armed Forces: Private Education · 16 Dec 2024
- Ministry of Defence: Employers' Contributions · 16 Dec 2024
- Army: Vehicles · 17 Dec 2024
- Shipbuilding: Appledore Shipyard and Belfast · 17 Dec 2024
- Strategic Defence Review · 17 Dec 2024
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment · 23 Jun 2026
- Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness · 23 Jun 2026
- Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 · 22 Jun 2026
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Recorded timeline
12 Dec 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Major defence reforms launched, with new National Armaments Director to tackle waste and boost industry, published on 25 October 2024, how the new Nationa
17 Dec 2024
Target answer date
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17 Dec 2024
Answer published
The National Armaments Director (NAD) will be a Senior Civil Servant appointment.Currently the Chief Executive Officer of Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) acts as the UK representative that is responsible for ensuring DE&S delivers the right e...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Armed Forces: Private Education
16 Dec 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 16 December to Question 19373 on Armed Forces: Private Education, how much of the (a) £95 million and (b) £104.4 million will be used to fund the uprating of CEA in (i) 2024-25, (ii) 202
Ministry of Defence: Employers' Contributions
16 Dec 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 16 December 2024 to Question 18982 on Ministry of Defence: Employers’ Contributions, how much HM Treasury will contribute towards the increased cost of National Insurance contributions f
Army: Vehicles
17 Dec 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 11 December to Question 18156 on Army: Vehicles, whether he plans to increase the numbers of Heavy Equipment Transporters procured as new track vehicles entering use in the Army.
Shipbuilding: Appledore Shipyard and Belfast
17 Dec 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he is taking steps to help sustain shipbuilding jobs at (a) Belfast and (b) Appledore shipyards.
Strategic Defence Review
17 Dec 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the response of Lord Robertson to Question 1 in the Defence Committee Session on the Strategic Defence Review, HC 484 on 3 December 2024, if he will list the political parties that have made a f
Estonia: Military Aid
17 Dec 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much funding he has allocated for urgent capability requirements for Estonia in (a) this financial year and (b) each of the next three financial years.
Armed Forces: Conditions of Employment
17 Dec 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to implement all the recommendations in the Haythornthwaite Review into Armed Forces Incentivisation.
National Armaments Director
17 Dec 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the new National Armaments Director will be required to have had significant experience in the defence industry.
Nuclear Weapons
17 Dec 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether it is his policy to deliver the commitments of the Defence Nuclear Enterprise Command Paper published on 25 March 2024.
Warships: Crew
17 Dec 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether all crew assigned to (a) HMS Albion and (b) HMS Bulwark have been reassigned to other platforms.
Ministry of Defence: Written Questions
17 Dec 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to respond to Question 17170 on Puma Helicopters tabled by the hon. Member for South Suffolk on 2 December 2024.
Strategic Defence Review
17 Dec 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 17 December to Question 19375 on Strategic Defence Review, whether he plans to report the Strategic Defence Review to Parliament before 30 June 2025.