Question follow-through · 129713
Global Switch
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the decision by the Australian Department of Defence to migrate its systems out of Global Switch data centres following the 2016 acqui
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 24 Apr 2026
- Target answer date
- 28 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 29 Apr 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
More questions by this MP on Defence and foreign affairs
- China: Motor Vehicles · 15 Jul 2026
- Defence: Expenditure · 2 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
24 Apr 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the decision by the Australian Department of Defence to migrate its systems out of Global Switch data centres following the 2016 acqui
28 Apr 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
29 Apr 2026
Answer published
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
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.
China: Motor Vehicles
15 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department a) has procured Chinese made vehicles since January 2025 and b) has any mitigation measures in place when using Chinese made cars on MoD premises.
Defence: Expenditure
2 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 19 February 2026 to Question 110439 on Defence: Finance, and with reference to the Defence Investment Plan published on 30 June 2026, what the Ministry of Defence Total Departmental Expe