Written questions by Obese-Jecty.

By what date the interim stand-off capability will be available via the procurement of the Small Diameter Bomb II.

Awaiting answer.

How many and what proportion of hospital helipads cannot be used at night.

Awaiting answer.

How many Cabinet-level AUKUS Ministerial meetings have been held since the publication of AUKUS0031 on 9 March 2025 and how many of those have been chaired by a) the Prime Minister and b) the Secretary of State for Defence.

The Prime Minister and Defence Secretary are determined to deliver against our AUKUS commitments and are personally driving the renewed whole-of-government effort. It is a long-established precedent that information about the discussions that have taken place in Cabinet and its committees, including how often they have met, is not normally shared publicly.

What progress he has made in establishing a third F-35 squadron by 2033.

All spending decisions on capabilities are taken as part of the Defence Investment Plan.

With reference to the press release entitled Next-generation remote controlled artillery systems to transform British Army, published on 13 May 2026, how many tranches of RCH155 delivery will be split over; and on what dates each tranche is scheduled for delivery.

RCH 155 will be delivered individually rather than in tranches. Deliveries are expected to take place between 2028 and 2032.

What steps he is taking to deliver an Energy Resilience Strategy in conjunction with the National Energy System Operator.

Awaiting answer.

What assessment he has made of the potential merits of the Regentcraft Squire sea glider drone as part of the Royal Navy’s capabilities in the High North.

Awaiting answer.

What progress he has made on developing the hypersonic and counter-hypersonic capabilities stream of AUKUS Pillar 2.

Awaiting answer.

Innovation and Technology, which projects are being delivered by the Advanced Research and Invention Agency.

Awaiting answer.

Whether the National Security Adviser was present at the meeting between the Grandview Institution and Stephen Lillie in Beijing on 22 October 2025.

The National Security Adviser meets with a range of individuals and organisations as part of his role providing advice to the Prime Minister and the Cabinet on national security matters. Such meetings are often sensitive in nature, and the Government does not routinely comment on them or their content.

With reference to the address by the Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister to the FDA Union on 15 May 2926, how many delivery advisors he plans to recruit in total across departments; and at what grade.

Awaiting answer.

On what date is the Prime Minister’s Special Representative on AUKUS scheduled to end.

Awaiting answer.

With reference to the letter from the MOD Permanent Secretary to the Chair of the Public Accounts Committee on 30 April 2026, for what reason was the Afloat Spares Pack on Operation HIGHMAST sized to support only 12 aircraft rather than to support the 24 deployed.

Awaiting answer.

With reference to his comments during the Times Radio interview on 29 April 2026, if he could provide a breakdown of the people deported by (a) number and (b) country.

The Home Office publishes data on returns in the ‘Immigration System Statistics quarterly release’. Data on returns from the UK, broken down by enforced returns (of which ‘deportations’ is a legalised subset) and nationality can be found in table Ret_D01 of the ‘Returns detailed datasets’.Information on future Home Office statistical release dates can be found in the ‘Research and statistics calendar’.

With reference to the fourth report of the Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy (CP1338), published on 24 June 2025, what progress has he made in delivering a new bilateral treaty with Germany.

Awaiting answer.

What is the UK contribution to the Combined Space Operations (CSpO) Initiative.

Awaiting answer.

Innovation and Technology, what is the scope of Project REFLECT under the Advanced Research and Invention Agency.

Awaiting answer.

Whether funding for air ambulance helipads is provided from the NHS budget.

Awaiting answer.

What assessment has he made of the potential merits of ordering the NightFighter mini drone jammer for C-UAS capability.

Awaiting answer.

What assessment has he made of the potential merits of procuring the Anduril Bolt M Autonomous Air Vehicle.

Awaiting answer.