Maria Eagle

69091 • Boxer Vehicles: Supply Chains

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of the supply chain for the Boxer programme is based in the (a) UK and (b) North East.

69092 • Ajax Vehicles: Supply Chains

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of the Ajax programme supply chain is based in the North East.

68477 • Ministry of Defence: Official Hospitality

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Ministry of Defence: Ministers’ Hospitality - May 2025, published on 26 June 2025, for what reason the Rt Hon Member for Liverpool Garston received lunches offered by Babcock on (a) 26 May, (b) 27 May and (c) 30 May 2025.

68513 • Armoured Fighting Vehicles: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the proportion of maintenance downtime is for (a) tanks, (b) armoured fighting vehicles and (c) armed personnel carriers across the armed forces.

59406 • Defence: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects the new Defence Research and Evaluation organisation to be fully operational.

59482 • F-35 Aircraft: Meteor Missiles

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2025 to Question 52037 on F-35 Aircraft: Meteor Missiles, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the delay to the integration of the Meteor air-to-air missile with F-35B aircraft on F-35 capability.

65834 • Body Armour: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many scalable tactical vests his Department has ordered since 5 July 2024.

69090 • Challenger Tanks: Supply Chains

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of the supply chain for the Challenger 3 programme is based in the (a) UK and (b) North East.

69024 • F-35 Aircraft

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the press release entitled UK to purchase F-35As and join NATO nuclear mission as Government steps up national security and delivers defence dividend, published on 24 June 2025, whether the new RAF plans will be equipped with (a) strategic or (b) tactical nuclear weapons.

68113 • Army

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 14 July 2025 to Question 65665 on Project ASGARD, what his planned timetable is for delivery of capability through Project ASGARD.

68517 • Space Technology: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much additional funding his Department plans to provide for space technology within the remit of the National Armaments Director.

68560 • Military Aircraft

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions his Department has had with his European counterparts on cooperation on aircraft development.

68733 • Defence: Unmanned Air Systems

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of using drones for defence missions.

68744 • Navy: Minesweepers

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he has taken to improve the mine hunting capabilities of the Royal Navy.

64539 • F-35 Aircraft: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Government press release entitled UK to purchase F-35As and join NATO mission as Government steps up national security and delivers defence dividend, published on 24 June 2025, when his Department expects the new F-35As to be certified to use nuclear weapons.

67585 • F-35 Aircraft: In-flight Refuelling

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 10 July 2025 to Question 63151 on F-35 Aircraft: In-flight Refuelling, whether the 12 F-35A aircraft ordered have been specified with (a) solid boom and (b) probe-and-drogue refuelling capability.

67746 • Military Aircraft

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total annual cost of aircraft leasing arrangements is; and how many such contracts involve offshore-registered companies.

68354 • Early Warning Systems: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has had discussions with NATO allies on the potential procurement of Saab’s GlobalEye as a replacement for the E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System fleet.

68355 • South Korea: Boeing E-7

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of South Korea’s decision to explore alternatives for its E-7 Wedgetail replacement.

68356 • Air Force: Boeing E-7

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason the Royal Air Force’s E-7 Wedgetail fleet will be supported in the United States; and what the cost is of that support contract.