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Division Votes
3 Feb 2026 - Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill - View Vote Context Luke Pollard voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 358 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 458 Noes - 104
11 Feb 2026 - Climate Change - View Vote Context Luke Pollard voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 290 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 362 Noes - 107

Speeches
Luke Pollard speeches from: New Medium Helicopter Programme Luke Pollard contributed 11 speeches (2,558 words) Wednesday 11th February 2026 - Westminster Hall Ministry of Defence
Luke Pollard speeches from: Ministry of Defence: Palantir Contracts Luke Pollard contributed 27 speeches (3,069 words) Tuesday 10th February 2026 - Commons Chamber Ministry of Defence
Luke Pollard speeches from: Oral Answers to Questions Luke Pollard contributed 28 speeches (2,107 words) Monday 2nd February 2026 - Commons Chamber Ministry of Defence

Luke Pollard mentioned

Select Committee Documents
Tuesday 10th February 2026 Oral Evidence - Cabinet Office, Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, Home Office, and Department for Science, Innovation and Technology Data security across government - Science, Innovation and Technology Committee Found: Luke Pollard, our ministerial colleague in the MOD, wrote to the Defence Committee setting out the details

Written Answers
F-35 Aircraft Asked by: Lord Empey (Ulster Unionist Party - Life peer) Tuesday 3rd February 2026 Question to the Ministry of Defence: To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that F-35 aircraft purchased by the Royal Air Force contain a ‘kill switch’ controlled by either the manufacturer or the US government that can render them useless. Answered by Lord Coaker - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) I refer the Noble Lord to the answer my hon. Friend Luke Pollard MP gave to the hon. Member for Huntingdon (Ben Obese-Jecty) to Question 94529 on 3 December 2025 in the House of Commons. The Ministry of Defence has Operational Sovereignty/Freedom of Action to operate the UK 'F-35 aircraft at the time and place of the UK Defence's choosing' and to 'procure critical capabilities to be located in the UK'. This is combined with an in-depth understanding of the aircraft's capabilities that enable Operational Readiness and risk to be assessed against national legislation, the Geneva Convention and our Duty of Care before committing the equipment and personnel to operations.

Written Answers

F-35 Aircraft
Asked by: Lord Empey (Ulster Unionist Party - Life peer)
Tuesday 3rd February 2026

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that F-35 aircraft purchased by the Royal Air Force contain a ‘kill switch’ controlled by either the manufacturer or the US government that can render them useless.

Answered by Lord Coaker - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)

I refer the Noble Lord to the answer my hon. Friend Luke Pollard MP gave to the hon. Member for Huntingdon (Ben Obese-Jecty) to Question 94529 on 3 December 2025 in the House of Commons.

The Ministry of Defence has Operational Sovereignty/Freedom of Action to operate the UK 'F-35 aircraft at the time and place of the UK Defence's choosing' and to 'procure critical capabilities to be located in the UK'.

This is combined with an in-depth understanding of the aircraft's capabilities that enable Operational Readiness and risk to be assessed against national legislation, the Geneva Convention and our Duty of Care before committing the equipment and personnel to operations.

Department Publications - News and Communications
Friday 20th February 2026 Ministry of Defence Source Page: UK and European allies to develop low-cost air defence weapons to protect NATO skies Document: UK and European allies to develop low-cost air defence weapons to protect NATO skies (webpage) Found: Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry Luke Pollard MP said: European security is at a pivotal
Saturday 14th February 2026 Ministry of Defence Source Page: Enemy weapons detector in the hands of soldiers five years early Document: Enemy weapons detector in the hands of soldiers five years early (webpage) Found: Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry, Luke Pollard MP, said: We’ve accelerated our procurement
Friday 13th February 2026 Ministry of Defence Source Page: Bristol's apprentices celebrated as the future of the defence industry Document: Bristol's apprentices celebrated as the future of the defence industry (webpage) Found: Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry Luke Pollard MP visited Babcock’s Bristol site to meet apprentices
Thursday 5th February 2026 Ministry of Defence Source Page: Student skills investment to boost UK defence industry Document: Student skills investment to boost UK defence industry (webpage) Found: Visiting the University of Portsmouth, Defence Minister Luke Pollard MP announced £50 million will fund