Question follow-through · 122571
Iran: Armed Conflict
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the oral statement made by the Chancellor of the Exchequer of 9 March 2026 on Middle East: Economic Update, Official Report, columns 43-45, how much money has been allocated to his Department fr
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 20 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 24 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 31 Mar 2026 · 11 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
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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 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the oral statement made by the Chancellor of the Exchequer of 9 March 2026 on Middle East: Economic Update, Official Report, columns 43-45, how much money has been allocated to his Department fr
24 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
31 Mar 2026
Answer published
The Department's operational spend will be set out in its Annual Report and Accounts.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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