Question follow-through · 69989
Unidentified Flying Objects
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Government has participated in any international groupings focused on unidentified aerial phenomena since May 2023.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 22 Jul 2025
- Target answer date
- 1 Sept 2025
- Answer
- 4 Sept 2025 · 44 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
- Unidentified Flying Objects: Information Sharing · 29 Aug 2025
- F-35 Aircraft: Exports · 10 Oct 2025
- F-35 Aircraft: Procurement · 10 Oct 2025
- F-35 Aircraft: Exports · 10 Oct 2025
- Lord Mandelson · 5 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
22 Jul 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Government has participated in any international groupings focused on unidentified aerial phenomena since May 2023.
1 Sept 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
4 Sept 2025
Answer published
The Ministry of Defence has not participated in any international groupings specifically focused on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) since May 2023.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
Strong links require the same MP, department and exact heading. Other same-department questions are shown as unreviewed candidates, not as confirmed follow-ups. No debate link is asserted unless a stable source relationship exists.
Unidentified Flying Objects: Information Sharing
29 Aug 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will confirm whether UK cooperation with the Five Eyes Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Caucus is ongoing.
F-35 Aircraft: Exports
10 Oct 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much the Government has received from foreign military sales of F-35s.
F-35 Aircraft: Procurement
10 Oct 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of the original expenditure on the F-35 programme was from his Department.
F-35 Aircraft: Exports
10 Oct 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many F-35 foreign military sales have been made by country.
Lord Mandelson
5 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether (a) he or (b) any members of his Department met with or corresponded with Lord Mandelson on Palantir.