Question follow-through · 115501
Defence: Expenditure
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 21 January 2026 to Question 106312 on Defence: Expenditure, when he plans to write to the hon. Member for South Suffolk.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 24 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 26 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 4 Mar 2026 · 8 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
24 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 21 January 2026 to Question 106312 on Defence: Expenditure, when he plans to write to the hon. Member for South Suffolk.
26 Feb 2026
Target answer date
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4 Mar 2026
Answer published
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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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