Question follow-through · 103202
Venezuela: Armed Forces
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether there are British armed forces personnel in active service in Venezuela.
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
- 6 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 8 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 12 Jan 2026 · 6 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
- Palantir: Data Protection · 7 Jan 2026
- Ministry of Defence: Data Protection · 3 Feb 2026
- Ministry of Defence: Palantir · 23 Feb 2026
- Ministry of Defence: Palantir · 24 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
6 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether there are British armed forces personnel in active service in Venezuela.
8 Jan 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
12 Jan 2026
Answer published
There are no British Armed Forces personnel in active service in Venezuela.
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.
Palantir: Data Protection
7 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure that data analysed by Palantir is protected from access by foreign governments.
Ministry of Defence: Data Protection
3 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Palantir system for managing his Department's data could be unilaterally shut down by Palantir without the Government’s consent.
Ministry of Defence: Palantir
23 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason the contract with Palantir was awarded without competition in December 2025.
Ministry of Defence: Palantir
24 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has contingency plans in the event that his Department’s contracts with Palantir are terminated.