Stuart Anderson MP: written questions
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Office for Veterans' AffairsMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21554More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 66 of his Department's Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, what progress his Department has made in the Office of Veterans’ Affairs connecting positively with society and re
Answer: The Strategic Defence Review recognised the role of the Office for Veterans' Affairs in helping veterans thrive after service and ensuring their skills, experience and contributions are valued across society. Through the UK-wide Veterans Strategy, the Gov...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDefence: CostsMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21553More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 65 of the Strategic Defence Review 2025, what assessment he has made of whether his Department is on target to reduce civil service costs by at least 10% by 2030.
Answer: The MOD remains committed to reducing Civil Service costs by at least 10% by 2030. Work is underway on a Long-Term Workforce Plan. This will cover both the requirements, size and structure of the Defence workforce, with a view to driving efficiency whilst...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDefence: Innovation and ProductivityMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21552More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 64 of his Department's Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, what progress his Department has made on making Defence more radical in unleashing innovation and productivity in
Answer: UK Defence Innovation (UKDI), launched on 1 July 2025, unites expertise from previously separate organisations to accelerate the delivery of cutting-edge innovative capabilities, ensuring the United Kingdom remains secure at home and strong abroad. With r...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDefence: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21551More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 63 of his department's Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, what progress his Department has made on digitising acquisition and support processes.
Answer: The Department is advancing the digitisation of acquisition processes, supporting the new procurement segmentation model. A single commercial pipeline will launch in September 2026 to enhance consistency, quality, and visibility of acquisition data across...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDefence: FinanceMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21550More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 63 of his department's Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, what progress his Department has made in ensuring the Cost Assurance and Analysis Service has (a) open book access
Answer: The Department has given effect to the Strategic Defence Review recommendation through a Cost Assurance and Analysis Service Charter, which codifies the Service’s authority, independence and access to information for cost assurance and affordability advic...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordArms Trade: ExportsMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 21549More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 63 of his Department's Strategic Defence Review, published 2 June 2025, what progress he has made on a new framework in defence exports for building and sustaining government-to-government
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordArms Trade: ExportsMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 21548More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 63 of his Department's Strategic Defence Review, published 2 June 2025, what progress he has made on defence exports to establish clear governance, accountability and a streamlined process.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordArms Trade: ExportsMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 21547More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 63 of his Department's Strategic Defence Review, published 2 June 2025, what progress he has made on establishing the necessary conditions for boosting defence exports and joint capability
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordDefence: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21546More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 62 of the SDR, what progress he has made on a multilateral capability plan with NATO allies.
Answer: The Defence Investment Plan (DIP) implements the UK’s ‘NATO First’ approach. It places NATO requirements at the heart of UK capability planning and has been developed to deliver the optimal UK contribution into NATO’s warfighting plans, driving vital tran...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDefence: IndustryMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21545More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 62 of his Department's Strategic Defence Review, published 2 June 2025, what progress he has made on developing a package of support for industrial partners that removes barriers to collabo
Answer: The Government accepted Recommendation 10 of the Strategic Defence Review and is implementing a range of reforms to strengthen collaboration with industry and improve productivity across Defence acquisition.As part of this work, the Ministry of Defence ha...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDefence: Innovation and TechnologyMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21544More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 61 of his Department's Strategic Defence Review, published 2 June 2025, what progress he has made on establishing a revitalised system for science and technology and innovation that more di
Answer: The Government is implementing Recommendation 7 of the Strategic Defence Review through reforms to Defence's Science, Technology and Innovation system, ensuring it is better aligned to Defence priorities and able to deliver technological advantage at grea...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDefence: Dual Use Goods and Technologies and InnovationMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21543More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 61 of the SDR, what progress the Defence Investors’ Advisory Group has made on (a) boosting investment in the defence and duel-use technology sectors and (b) supporting new entrants and inn
Answer: Delivering on the commitments set out in the SDR , DIS, and DIP, we are developing a Defence Finance and Investment Strategy (DFIS), which set out how we will break down barriers and open new avenues for innovation. The Defence Investors' Advisory Group s...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDefence: FinanceMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21542More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 61 of the SDR, what progress his Department has made on creating a robust Balance of Investments process.
Answer: The Defence Investment Plan (DIP) process looked across every budget line in the Department to prioritise capabilities and activities, including new capabilities, through-life upgrades, acquisition and support, people and infrastructure. It also considere...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDefence: ResearchMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21541More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 60 of his Department's Strategic Defence Review, published 2 June 2025, what progress the National Armaments Director has made on increasing coordination and collaboration with allies in an
Answer: The Ministry of Defence is strengthening collaboration with NATO Allies and close partners to deliver priority capabilities more affordably, improve interoperability, and support the European defence industrial base. Since the publication of the Strategic...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordNATO: Armoured Fighting VehiclesMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 21540More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made on reducing the number of different land platforms operated across NATO since the Strategic Defence Review.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordDefence: Small BusinessesMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21539More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 58 of his department's Strategic Defence Review, published 2 June 2025, what progress has been made since the Strategic Defence Review on removing barriers to collaboration, especially for
Answer: Since the publication of the Strategic Defence Review, the Ministry of Defence has established the Defence Office for Small Business Growth to help remove barriers faced by SMEs when engaging with Defence. Launched in January 2025, the Office is supportin...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDefence: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21538More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 58 of his department's Strategic Defence Review, published 2 June 2025, what progress has been made since the Strategic Defence Review on ensuring suppliers are rewarded for their productiv
Answer: As set out in the Defence Industrial Strategy in September last year there has been a focus on a stronger partnership with industry ensuring we can work together to deliver our shared ambition, agreeing measures to incentivise faster delivery, support to ...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDefence: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21537More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 58 of his department's Strategic Defence Review, published 2 June 2025, what progress has been made since the Strategic Defence Review in engaging industry early in the procurement process
Answer: The Strategic Defence Review and Defence Reform set out Defence’s ambition for strengthened and earlier engagement with industry and a greater focus on desired outcomes rather than prescriptive specifications. The Defence Industrial Strategy took this for...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDefenceMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 21536More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 57 of his department's Strategic Defence Review, published 2 June 2025, what progress has been made on a pivot to outcomes-based partnerships with innovation organisations, private equity,
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordDefence: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21535More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 57 of his department's Strategic Defence Review, published 2 June 2025, what progress has been made on a pivot to outcomes-based partnerships with start-ups, scale-ups and spinouts.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence is already implementing the Strategic Defence Review commitment to pivot towards outcomes-based partnerships with start-ups, scale-ups and spinouts through the establishment of UK Defence Innovation (UKDI), which launched in July 2...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDefence: TechnologyMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21534More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 57 of his department's Strategic Defence Review, published 2 June 2025, what anchor partnerships with trusted universities have been made to leverage Government-funded world-class S&T more
Answer: The Ministry of Defence has launched the Defence Universities Alliance, bringing together 35 universities to strengthen collaboration on research, skills and talent development. This work has been informed by engagement across Government and supports the ...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDefence: FinanceMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21533More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 56 of his department's Strategic Defence Review, published 2 June 2025, what progress his department has made in regularly revisiting key priorities, cutting projects that are not deliverin
Answer: The department’s research priorities remain agile, based around responding to the problem set provided by the MSHQ to the National Armaments Director whilst sustaining critical science and technology capabilities required for Defence – and routinely halti...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDefence: ResearchMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21532More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 56 of his department's Strategic Defence Review, published 2 June 2025, what role other departments have played in providing contributions to the new Defence Research and Evaluation organis
Answer: The Government is implementing Recommendation 7 of the Strategic Defence Review through reforms to Defence's Science, Technology and Innovation system, ensuring it is better aligned to Defence priorities and able to deliver technological advantage at grea...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDefence: InnovationMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 21531More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 53 of his department's Strategic Defence Review, published 2 June 2025, in what way does his department draw on the available S&T and innovation expertise to inform procurement decisions.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordDefence: FinanceMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21530More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 53 of his department's Strategic Defence Review, published 2 June 2025, what new funding models have been identified to make defence innovators a more attractive proposition for private cap
Answer: Delivering on commitments set out in the SDR, DIS, and the DIP, we will publish a Defence Finance and Investment Strategy later this year to set a clear framework for how Government and responsible private capital can work together in support of security,...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
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