Question follow-through · 74741
Armoured Fighting Vehicles
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many FV433 Bulldog vehicles are in service.
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
- 3 Sept 2025
- Target answer date
- 8 Sept 2025
- Answer
- 9 Sept 2025 · 6 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
3 Sept 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many FV433 Bulldog vehicles are in service.
8 Sept 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
9 Sept 2025
Answer published
I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 9 September 2025, to Question 74743, where it states the total number of FV433 Bulldog vehicles in service is 750.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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