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Ministry of Defence: Written Questions

Asked by Dr Caroline JohnsonConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 15 December 2025UIN 98940

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of (a) named day questions and (b) ordinary written questions were responded to by his Department within the required timescale in (i) May 2025, (ii) June 2025, (iii) July 2025, (iv) August 2025, (v) September 2025, (vi) October 2025 and (vii) November 2025.

Answered by Luke Pollard

The Government recognises the importance of the effective and timely handling of written parliamentary questions (WPQs).

The following table provides the proportion of (a) named day and (b) ordinary written parliamentary questions answered with the required timescales for the months requested.

2025

Named Day

Ordinary Written

May

72%

91%

June

79%

94%

July

89%

95%

August

-

-

September

83%

82%

October

99%

94%

November

72%

90%

Notes on the data:

  • Data based on the date a WPQ was due for answer.
  • Named Day WPQs are due for answer on a specified date. Ordinary WPQs should be answered within five working days of the question being tabled.
  • No questions were answered in August due to summer recess.

The House of Commons Procedure Committee monitors Departmental PQ performance and publishes a report of the Government’s consolidated PQ data following the end of each session.

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