Question follow-through · 18901
Armed Forces: Electricity
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what percentage of military energy use is electric.
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
- 14 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 16 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 20 Jul 2026 · 6 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
14 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what percentage of military energy use is electric.
16 Jul 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
20 Jul 2026
Answer published
Information on Defence energy consumption is published annually in the Ministry of Defence Annual Report and Accounts (Annex D), which includes data on electricity consumption across the defence estate. Defence energy consumption comprises a range of sour...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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