Question follow-through · 13307

Ministry of Defence: Official Hospitality

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that entries in the Ministry of Defence Hospitality Register are made in a timely manner; whether his Department provides guidance on the maximum period within which

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Ministry of Defence
Tabled
25 Jun 2026
Target answer date
29 Jun 2026
Answer
2 Jul 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 25 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that entries in the Ministry of Defence Hospitality Register are made in a timely manner; whether his Department provides guidance on the maximum period within which

  2. 29 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 2 Jul 2026

    Answer published

    The Ministry of Defence’s policy has been that offers of hospitality should be recorded on the electronic hospitality register as soon as reasonably practicable. On 1 July 2026 a more robust policy and an improved electronic register were introduced. Offe...

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