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Question follow-through · 115505

Ministry of Defence: Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 19 January 2026 to Question 104518 on Ministry of Defence: Written Questions, when he plans to respond to Question 98516 tabled by the hon. Member for South Suffolk on 9 December 2025.

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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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Recorded timeline

  1. 24 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 19 January 2026 to Question 104518 on Ministry of Defence: Written Questions, when he plans to respond to Question 98516 tabled by the hon. Member for South Suffolk on 9 December 2025.

  2. 26 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 4 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    I will respond to the hon. Member shortly.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

Later records

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