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Division Vote (Commons)
28 Jan 2026 - Youth Unemployment - View Vote Context
Mark Francois (Con) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 89 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 91 Noes - 287
Division Vote (Commons)
28 Jan 2026 - British Indian Ocean Territory - View Vote Context
Mark Francois (Con) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 94 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 103 Noes - 284
Division Vote (Commons)
28 Jan 2026 - Deferred Division - View Vote Context
Mark Francois (Con) voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 91 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 294 Noes - 108
Written Question
Warrior Vehicles
Monday 26th January 2026

Asked by: Mark Francois (Conservative - Rayleigh and Wickford)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Warrior armoured fighting vehicles are a) in active service with the Army and b) in storage by variant.

Answered by Luke Pollard - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)

I hope the right hon. Member will understand that we do not routinely disclose figures relating to vehicles in the active fleet or storage in the interests of security and operational effectiveness.

I can, however, confirm that as at 12 January 2026, there are 581 Warrior vehicles in-service with the British Army.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 26 Jan 2026
Armed Forces Bill

"As the Minister who oversaw Operation Gritrock, when RFA Argus was deployed to Freetown as part of Britain’s relief effort to fight Ebola in Sierra Leone, may I endorse everything that the hon. Lady has said and pay a personal tribute to the wonderful work that the RFA did to …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 26 Jan 2026
Armed Forces Bill

"On that point, there are rumours that Reform is going to announce a shadow Cabinet. Constitutionally, there is only one shadow Cabinet, which belongs to the Opposition—even the Lib Dems do not have one. Instead, we are going to call it the drinks cabinet, because Nigel likes a drink, and …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 26 Jan 2026
Armed Forces Bill

"Ah! Will the Secretary of State give way on that point?..."
Mark Francois - View Speech

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 26 Jan 2026
Armed Forces Bill

"The Secretary of State mentions such a wide spread, but when we debated the remedial order last Wednesday, over 100 Labour MPs abstained, including the Prime Minister, the Defence Secretary, the Armed Forces Minister and two thirds of the Cabinet. If it is such a good idea, why did the …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 26 Jan 2026
Armed Forces Bill

"Does the Secretary of State agree that we have a good turnout in the House tonight to debate the Armed Forces Bill, which affects the quality of life and the service of the brave people who keep us safe? Yet again when we debate this vital subject, not a single …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 26 Jan 2026
Armed Forces Bill

"I want to make a bit of progress, but perhaps later if I have time.

Turning to housing, I should declare a different interest, as this was an area I cared about very much when I served as an MOD Minister. When I left ministerial office in 2016, the then …..."
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