Question follow-through · 3047
Armed Forces: Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to mitigate the impact on armed forces personnel from any delay in announcing the 2026/27 Armed Forces pay round.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 19 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 21 May 2026
- Answer
- 28 May 2026 · 9 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
19 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to mitigate the impact on armed forces personnel from any delay in announcing the 2026/27 Armed Forces pay round.
21 May 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
28 May 2026
Answer published
The Armed Forces’ Pay Review Body (AFPRB) has submitted its report and recommendations. The details of this year’s pay award will be confirmed as soon as possible, and any pay award will be backdated to the start of the Armed Forces pay year on 1 April 20...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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Defence: Investment
20 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to mitigate the potential impact of the delayed publication of the Defence Investment Plan on small and medium defence manufacturers.