Written questions by Jermy.

What progress has been made on the implementation of the Pension Sharing Orders.

Awaiting answer.

If his Department will fast track military pension cases from veterans who have not yet received their military pension.

Awaiting answer.

How many people with disabilities were employed in his Department on 2 September 2025.

The Disability Status of Ministry of Defence (MOD) Civil Servants headcount is provided in the table below as at 1 August 2025. It is important to note that the disability status of MOD Civil Servants is based on voluntary self-declarations, as recorded on the MOD human resource system, MyHR. These figures include those employed by MOD Main Top Level Budgetary areas (TLBs) and MOD Executive Agencies (UK Hydrographic Office, Defence Science & Technology Laboratory, Submarine Delivery Agency and Defence Equipment & Support). Disability StatusHeadcountMOD Departmental Total 55,699 Disabled6,128No Disability29,909Not Surveyed17,052Choose Not to Declare2,610

What steps his Department is taking to protect UK (a) military personnel and (b) armed forces bases from potential drone attacks from Russia.

The UK employs a broad approach to deterring and defeating air and missile threats, including those from Uncrewed Air Systems (UAS or drones). The Ministry of Defence (MOD) collaborates closely with the Home Office on Homeland C-UAS issues, providing expertise on threat identification and capability requirements to ensure a whole of Government approach to defending against these threats. We pursue counter-proliferation and military activities to counter threats before an attack is ever launched. However, if those approaches fail, we can employ a range of active and passive defence measures to intercept the threat and increase our resilience. Given the significant threat posed by UAS to our personnel and bases, counter-UAS (C-UAS) remains a crucial component of our Defence approach. UK Defence has developed and procured a broad range of cutting-edge C-UAS capabilities, including from UK industries, much of which is now operationally proven. Alongside this we are perusing a variety of further C-UAS projects, for example the Navy’s Dragonfire programme. We are committed to enhancing our capabilities and modernising our Air Defence approach to ensure our Armed Forces have the capabilities they need to meet current and future threats. As part of this commitment, a Strategic Defence Review is being conducted with C-UAS capabilities forming a vital part of our inputs to this review.