Question follow-through · 122858
Iran: Military Bases
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will bring forward a voteable motion on the use of UK military bases in connection with operations related to the escalation in the Middle East.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 23 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 25 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 31 Mar 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Defence and foreign affairs
- Iran: Armed Conflict · 25 Mar 2026
- Defence Nuclear Enterprise · 7 Sept 2026
- Written question 30098 · 15 Sept 2026
Shared topic keywords suggest a connection; they do not establish a follow-up.
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 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will bring forward a voteable motion on the use of UK military bases in connection with operations related to the escalation in the Middle East.
25 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
31 Mar 2026
Answer published
Defence Ministers will continue to proactively engage with colleagues on the ongoing situation in the House, as well as written questions.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
Strong links require the same MP, department and exact heading. Other same-department questions are shown as unreviewed candidates, not as confirmed follow-ups. No debate link is asserted unless a stable source relationship exists.
Iran: Armed Conflict
25 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish any legal advice on UK participation in military operations connected to the conflict in the Middle East.
Defence Nuclear Enterprise
7 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, When the Defence Nuclear Enterprise will be established and whether he plans to publish membership list when established.
Written question 30098
15 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with the Leader of the House on the timetable for tabling a motion to establish a committee on the Defence Nuclear Enterprise.