Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the last (a) division level manoeuvre exercise in the field was that was not a close air support exercise and (b) brigade level manoeuvre exercise in the field was that was not a close air support exercise.

The last Division level exercise in the field that was not a close air support exercise was Exercise WARFIGHTER 23 from March to June 2023. This was a US-led Corps level exercise, which saw HQ 3 (UK) Div deployed to Fort Hood, Texas to work alongside US Army's III Armoured Corps.

The last Brigade level manoeuvre exercise in the field that was not a close air support exercise was Exercise IRON TITAN 23 in September 2023 which saw 101 Operation Sustainment Brigade deployed with enablers from across HQ 3 (UK) Div.