Question follow-through · 107012
Armed Forces: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to increase the defence footprint in Northern Ireland.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 20 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 26 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 26 Jan 2026 · 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
20 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to increase the defence footprint in Northern Ireland.
26 Jan 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
26 Jan 2026
Answer published
Northern Ireland plays a vital role in defending the UK, from building the new Fleet Solid Support ships that will enable carrier group operations across the globe, through to manufacturing advanced weaponry used by our Armed Forces and allies, as demonst...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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