Question follow-through · 29168
Military Bands
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of armed forces personnel are serving in military bands; and what funding his Department has made available to military bands.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 5 Feb 2025
- Target answer date
- 10 Feb 2025
- Answer
- 14 Feb 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
More questions by this MP on Defence and foreign affairs
- Veterans: Bromsgrove · 11 Feb 2025
- Cadets: Schools · 13 Jun 2025
- Cadets: Schools · 13 Jun 2025
- Cadets: Bromsgrove · 14 Jul 2025
- Ministry of Defence: Palantir · 25 Feb 2026
Shared topic keywords suggest a connection; they do not establish a follow-up.
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
5 Feb 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of armed forces personnel are serving in military bands; and what funding his Department has made available to military bands.
10 Feb 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
14 Feb 2025
Answer published
The Government is proud of those who serve in our military bands. They not only support all year-round engagements but also serve secondary roles supporting defence. Armed Forces personnel who serve in military bands have a secondary specialisation in sup...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Cadets: Schools
13 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to expand the cadet forces in state schools with limited provision.
Cadets: Schools
13 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of charging VAT on independent school fees on cadet force partnerships between state and independent schools.
Cadets: Bromsgrove
14 Jul 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to increase youth involvement in cadets in Bromsgrove constituency.
Ministry of Defence: Palantir
25 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of Peter Mandelson’s relationship with Palantir on the award of a contract by his Department in December 2025.