Question follow-through · 115079
Canada: Military Exercises
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many live firing exercises have taken place at the British Army Training Unit Suffield in each of the 10 previous financial years.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 23 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 25 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 4 Mar 2026 · 9 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
23 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many live firing exercises have taken place at the British Army Training Unit Suffield in each of the 10 previous financial years.
25 Feb 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
4 Mar 2026
Answer published
There are no active training villages on the British Army Training Unit Suffield Training Area. There were also none in use on 5 July 2024. Please see the table below, which confirms how many live firing exercises have taken place at the British Army Trai...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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