Question follow-through · 65465

Military Bases: Mobile Phones

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to increase mobile phone signal in barracks.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body: Ministry of Defence
Tabled: 7 Jul 2025
Target answer date: 10 Jul 2025
Answer: 10 Jul 2025 · 3 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

7 Jul 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to increase mobile phone signal in barracks.
10 Jul 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
10 Jul 2025
Answer published
The Strategic Defence Review sets out this Government’s commitment to enhancing the standard of Service Family Accommodation and Single Living Accommodation, which is essential for the morale and retention of Service personnel. The Ministry of Defence (De...

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