Question follow-through · 26579
Army Cadet Force: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the letter on UIN 11295 from the Minister for Veterans and People to the hon. Member for Harborough, Oadby and Wigston, dated 19 November 2024, and pursuant to the Answer of 31 October 2024 to Q
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 27 Jan 2025
- Target answer date
- 29 Jan 2025
- Answer
- 4 Feb 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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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
27 Jan 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the letter on UIN 11295 from the Minister for Veterans and People to the hon. Member for Harborough, Oadby and Wigston, dated 19 November 2024, and pursuant to the Answer of 31 October 2024 to Q
29 Jan 2025
Target answer date
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4 Feb 2025
Answer published
Autumn Budget 2024 set the Ministry of Defence budget for financial year 2025-26 as £59.8 billion, an increase of £2.9 billion from this year. The Department is currently conducting the budget-setting process for 2025-26, with final budgets to be set befo...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Guided Weapons: EU Countries
22 Apr 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with his European counterparts on missile production capacity.
Guided Weapons: Procurement
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Ballistic Missile Defence: Standards
29 Aug 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the UK’s ballistic missile defence capability in light of the emerging threat environment.
Armed Forces: Foreign Nationals
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