Asked by: Stuart Anderson (Conservative - South Shropshire)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much of the £237 million modernisation contract for the defence estate in the East Midlands has been spent.
Answered by Luke Pollard - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
I am withholding the information as its disclosure would prejudice commercial interests.
Asked by: Stuart Anderson (Conservative - South Shropshire)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many military homes have been upgraded under the Defence Housing Strategy 2025 to date.
Answered by Calvin Bailey - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for Veterans and People)
Since the launch of the Defence Housing Strategy, 2,599 Service Family Accommodation (SFA) properties have been upgraded.
Further improvement programmes are progressing across the estate this financial year, including bringing 1,000 previously unavailable homes back online, while targeted works continue to modernise occupied properties.
Asked by: Stuart Anderson (Conservative - South Shropshire)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made on establishing a new Secure Innovation Hub facility in Northern Ireland.
Answered by Luke Pollard - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
Work to establish a Secure Innovation Hub, a key element of the £50 million Northern Ireland Defence Growth Deal, is progressing, with the MOD currently assessing options for the facility. This includes the due diligence necessary to meet physical and cyber security requirements and secure value for money.
Asked by: Stuart Anderson (Conservative - South Shropshire)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of military homes are scheduled to be upgraded by 2030.
Answered by Calvin Bailey - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for Veterans and People)
The Ministry of Defence will publish its delivery timeline for the £9.2 billion Defence Housing Strategy over the next 12 months.
The Department is already delivering improvements to drive immediate and tangible benefits for Service families with upgrades already completed on 1,250 of the poorest-quality homes, while further improvement programmes are progressing across the UK Defence estate this Financial Year, including bringing 1,000 previously unavailable homes back into use, while targeted work to modernise occupied properties continues.
Asked by: Stuart Anderson (Conservative - South Shropshire)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what statutory reporting schedule has been established to update Parliament on the implementation of the UK Government Resilience Action Plan.
Answered by Dan Jarvis - Minister of State (Home Office) (Security) (Jointly with the Cabinet Office)
On 8 July 2025, the UK Government published the Resilience Action Plan. This was followed in July 2026 by an implementation update detailing progress and next steps. We will continue to keep parliament updated in the usual way.
Asked by: Stuart Anderson (Conservative - South Shropshire)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the review of the STRATUS long range strike programme will be made available to Parliament.
Answered by Luke Pollard - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
I will be updating the House shortly on the outcome of the Stratus Review.
Asked by: Stuart Anderson (Conservative - South Shropshire)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the retirement date of Storm Shadow missiles.
Answered by Luke Pollard - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
For operational reasons, the specific Out of Service Date for Storm Shadow is not released.
Asked by: Stuart Anderson (Conservative - South Shropshire)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what criteria determine when risk data is shared between NatCen, devolved governments, and local resilience partners.
Answered by Dan Jarvis - Minister of State (Home Office) (Security) (Jointly with the Cabinet Office)
Anonymised and aggregated data is shared between the National Situation Centre, devolved administrations and local resilience partners on an ongoing basis to monitor and respond to risks and emergency situations.
The Situation Centre also operates ResilienceDirect, the nationally-recognised secure platform enabling responders across the Four Nations, Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories to share information.
Asked by: Stuart Anderson (Conservative - South Shropshire)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how cross-departmental friction is managed when emergency responsibilities overlap multiple ministerial portfolios.
Answered by Dan Jarvis - Minister of State (Home Office) (Security) (Jointly with the Cabinet Office)
The UK government operates a Lead Government Department (LGD) model, whereby designated LGDs, supported by other government departments, are responsible for leading work to identify serious risks and ensuring that the right planning, response and recovery arrangements are in place. Further detail can be found here: The Roles of Lead Government Departments, Devolved Administrations and Other Public Bodies (HTML) - GOV.UK.
While most emergencies requiring central government involvement can be coordinated by the LGD, for the most serious national emergencies that overlap multiple government departments’ responsibilities, the UK government response is coordinated from the centre by the Cabinet Office through COBR. Further detail on these arrangements can be found in the Amber Book - Managing Crisis in Central government.
Alongside this, in recognition of the scale and severity of catastrophic risks, the Cabinet Office takes on a greater role in supporting the LGD to prepare for this category of risk, with a particular focus on ensuring the right concept of operations is in place should a response be required. Furthermore, the Cabinet Office will take on leadership in responding to catastrophic risks should they arise, working closely with the LGD, to coordinate a whole-system response.
Asked by: Stuart Anderson (Conservative - South Shropshire)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what her timeline is for publishing the findings of the review into the Civil Contingencies Act 2004.
Answered by Dan Jarvis - Minister of State (Home Office) (Security) (Jointly with the Cabinet Office)
The Civil Contingencies Act 2004 provides a legislative framework for emergency preparedness across the UK.
We are currently undertaking a Post-Implementation Review of the Civil Contingencies Act 2004. Through this review we will assess whether the Act is delivering its objectives and consider any changes needed.
A public Call for Views was launched on 14th July 2026 and closed on 5th October 2026, gathering evidence from across the resilience community. We are currently analysing the responses and will be conducting further targeted stakeholder engagement throughout the autumn and winter to test emerging findings and reach recommendations.