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What total budget has been allocated to the Volunteer Reserve in (a) each remaining financial year of the current Parliament and (b) each financial year of the next Parliament, broken down by single service.
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Awaiting answer.
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Written questions by Cartlidge.
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Pursuant to the Answer of 24 June to Question 10201 on Challenger Tanks: Procurement, what the total cost is of the upgrade to the Challenger 3 programme.
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I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 24 June to Question 10201.
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What total budget has been allocated to the Strategic Reserve in (a) each remaining financial year of the current Parliament and (b) each financial year of the next Parliament.
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Awaiting answer.
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How many times he has held meetings on the AUKUS programme since 5 July 2024.
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Awaiting answer.
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What recent discussions he has had with his (a) United States and (b) Australian counterpart on Pillar 2 of the AUKUS programme.
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Awaiting answer.
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How many times the Defence Industrial Joint Council has met since June 2025.
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Awaiting answer.
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What assessment has had made of the UK's ability to contribute to Standing Nato Maritime Group One.
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Awaiting answer.
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What is the current average length of time taken for RAF personnel to complete fast jet training.
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Awaiting answer.
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Whether the Defence Investment Plan will be subject to review after publication.
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Awaiting answer.
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How many Apache are at a state of readiness.
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Awaiting answer.
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Whether the Rt hon. Member for Makerfield has requested to hold meetings with officials in his Department.
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Awaiting answer.
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What assessment he has made of the adequacy of the availability of Apache.
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Awaiting answer.
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Whether he has met with the Rt hon. Member for Makerfield to discuss the Defence Investment Plan since 22 June 2026.
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Awaiting answer.
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How many A400 aircraft are operationally deployable.
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Awaiting answer.
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Whether the Right Hon. Member for Makerfield has requested to review the Defence Investment Plan.
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Awaiting answer.
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Whether the Defence Investment Plan will be subject to editing after publication.
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Awaiting answer.
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Whether he has met with the Rt hon. Member for Makerfield to discuss defence spending since 22 June 2026.
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Awaiting answer.
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Whether the Prime Minister's resignation has changed the publication date of the Defence Investment Plan.
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The intention remains for this to be published before the upcoming NATO summit.
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How much has been spent on munitions in each of the previous two financial years.
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The Government’s spend on munitions, including complex weapons and general munitions, for the previous two financial years is as follows: Financial YearSpendFY2024/25£1.073 billionFY2025/26£1.151B billion
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Whether the Defence Investment Plan will contain new spending commitments.
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We are backing the Defence Investment Plan with the necessary investment and fair, sustainable choices.
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