James Cartlidge MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
Type 45 DestroyersMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15391More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to implement a full life extension to the Type 45 fleet.
Answer: The Defence Investment Plan has allocated a specific funding line within this parliament to conduct a study on the transition between Type 45 and the Hybrid Navy Maritime Air Defence capability, including whether a life extension will be required. As prev...
Answered 27 Aug 2026
Original Parliament recordWarships: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15389More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much of the £1bn to be spent on the Royal Navy's hybrid over the next four years will be spent on the (a) Type 91, (b) Type 92, (c) Type 93, (d) Type 94 and (e) Common Combat Vessel.
Answer: Defence will invest at least £1.5 billion over the next four years to begin delivering the Hybrid Navy, including the integration of autonomous underwater, surface and airborne systems to deliver mass and persistence. By 2030, we aim to have brought the f...
Answered 10 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordWarships: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15388More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what size of workforce will be required to build the (a) Type 91, (b) Type 92, (c) Type 93, (d) Type 94 and (e) Common Combat Vessel.
Answer: The Defence Investment Plan set out the Royal Navy’s future approach to a family of autonomous and hybrid naval capabilities, including the Type 91, Type 92, Type 93 and Type 94 systems, alongside the Common Combat Vessel. Construction schedules and workf...
Answered 10 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordWarships: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15387More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the construction timeline of the (a) Type 91, (b) Type 92, (c) Type 93, (d) Type 94 and (e) Common Combat Vessel.
Answer: The Defence Investment Plan set out the Royal Navy’s future approach to a family of autonomous and hybrid naval capabilities, including the Type 91, Type 92, Type 93 and Type 94 systems, alongside the Common Combat Vessel. Construction schedules and workf...
Answered 10 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordWarships: Guided WeaponsMinistry of DefenceTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 14909More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many missiles will be carried on a single Common Combat Vessel.
Answer: The Royal Navy will determine the weapons fit and payload capacity of the Common Combat Vessel as the programme progresses through its concept and assessment phases. The role, configuration and armament of the Common Combat Vessel will be considered in th...
Answered 14 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordWarships: Guided WeaponsMinistry of DefenceTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 14908More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what types of missile will be carried on the Common Combat Vessel.
Answer: The Royal Navy will determine the weapons fit and payload capacity of the Common Combat Vessel as the programme progresses through its concept and assessment phases. The role, configuration and armament of the Common Combat Vessel will be considered in th...
Answered 14 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordWarships: Guided WeaponsMinistry of DefenceTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 14907More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what types of missile will be carried on the Type 91.
Answer: The Defence Investment Plan announced the development of the Type 91 uncrewed missile platform as part of the Royal Navy's future maritime integrated air and missile defence and strike capability. The number of platforms to be procured has not yet been de...
Answered 10 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordWarships: Guided WeaponsMinistry of DefenceTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 14906More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many missiles will be carried by a single Type 91 vessel.
Answer: The Defence Investment Plan announced the development of the Type 91 uncrewed missile platform as part of the Royal Navy's future maritime integrated air and missile defence and strike capability. The number of platforms to be procured has not yet been de...
Answered 10 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordWarships: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 14905More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Type 91s will be procured.
Answer: The Defence Investment Plan announced the development of the Type 91 uncrewed missile platform as part of the Royal Navy's future maritime integrated air and missile defence and strike capability. The number of platforms to be procured has not yet been de...
Answered 10 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDefence: ContractsMinistry of DefenceTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 14904More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many contracts have been issued as part of the Defence Investment Plan as of 1 July 2026.
Answer: The Defence Investment Plan (DIP), published on 30 June 2026, sets out the Ministry of Defence's investment priorities through to 2029-30. The publication of the Plan followed significant preparatory work to prioritise investment, develop programmes and p...
Answered 10 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordCadets: FinanceMinistry of DefenceTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 14903More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has authorised a reduction in the funding for cadets in the (a) current and (b) next Parliament.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence does not allocate funding directly to the Cadet Forces. The cost of delivering and supporting Cadet activity falls across a wide range of business areas, agencies, and organisations, and there are no discreet Cadet budgets as such....
Answered 9 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordCadets: FinanceMinistry of DefenceTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 14902More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much was spent on cadet funding in financial year (a) 2024-25 and (b) 2025-26.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence does not allocate funding directly to the Cadet Forces. The cost of delivering and supporting Cadet activity falls across a wide range of business areas, agencies, and organisations, and there are no discreet Cadet budgets as such....
Answered 9 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordCadets: FinanceMinistry of DefenceTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 14901More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much will be spent on cadet funding in the (a) each remaining financial year of the current Parliament and (b) each financial year of the next Parliament.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence does not allocate funding directly to the Cadet Forces. The cost of delivering and supporting Cadet activity falls across a wide range of business areas, agencies, and organisations, and there are no discreet Cadet budgets as such....
Answered 9 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: HousingMinistry of DefenceTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 14900More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much of the defence housing budget has been delayed to the next Parliament.
Answer: We inherited an appalling situation in defence housing and as a Government we are determined to resolve it, as set out the Defence Housing Strategy. This means 9-in-10 military housing upgraded or replaced and a new approach to the development of surplus ...
Answered 16 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordSkynetMinistry of DefenceTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 14899More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the capability gap created by his Department's decision to cancel the Skynet 6 programme.
Answer: The Skynet 6 programme has not been cancelled. There is continued investment in the delivery of the next generation of systems to support satellite communications out to the 2040s. As reported in the Defence Investment Plan, there has been a change in app...
Answered 9 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordNATOMinistry of DefenceTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 14898More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Defence Investment Plan on the United Kingdom's abilities to fulfil its NATO commitments.
Answer: The Defence Investment Plan (DIP) implements our ‘NATO First’ approach. It places NATO requirements and interoperability at the heart of UK capability planning and has been developed to deliver the optimal UK contribution into NATO’s warfighting plans. We...
Answered 9 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDefence: FinanceMinistry of DefenceTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 14897More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will state the confirmed funding allocated for the Defence Investment Plan.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to my response to his Question 10206 of 16 June 2025.https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-06-16/10206
Answered 10 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordUnmanned Air Systems: FinanceMinistry of DefenceTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 14896More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled UK drone transformation to strengthen Armed Forces backed by more than £5 billion, published on 29 June 2026, how much of the £5 billion will be spent in
Answer: The Defence Investment Plan is backed by a Ministry of Defence budget totalling £298 billion over the next four years and sets out over £180 billion of investment in the integrated force across all domains, including £5 billion on drones.Individual annual...
Answered 23 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: HousingMinistry of DefenceTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 14895More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Defence Housing Strategy: A £9bn ‘generational renewal' for forces family housing and 100,000 new homes on MOD land to drive growth, published on 2 Novemb
Answer: The Ministry of Defence will publish its detailed business case and comprehensive delivery timeline for the £9 billion Defence Housing Strategy over the next 12 months, in direct alignment with the National Audit Office (NAO) recommendations. Work has alr...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: HousingMinistry of DefenceTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 14894More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Defence Housing Strategy: A £9bn ‘generational renewal' for forces family housing and 100,000 new homes on MOD land to drive growth, published on 2 Novemb
Answer: The Ministry of Defence will publish its detailed business case and comprehensive delivery timeline for the £9 billion Defence Housing Strategy over the next 12 months, in direct alignment with the National Audit Office (NAO) recommendations. Work has alr...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: HousingMinistry of DefenceTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 14893More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many houses will no longer be (a) rebuilt and (b) refurbished as a result of his Department's decision to delay spending on defence housing to the next Parliament.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence will publish its detailed business case and comprehensive delivery timeline for the £9 billion Defence Housing Strategy over the next 12 months, in direct alignment with the National Audit Office (NAO) recommendations. Work has alr...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordUnmanned Air Systems: FinanceMinistry of DefenceTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 14891More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled UK drone transformation to strengthen Armed Forces backed by more than £5 billion, published on 29 June 2026, whether the £5 billion to be spent on drones
Answer: This government has increased military drone and autonomous system spending as part of the £298 billion Defence Investment Plan. The Defence Investment Plan allocated over £5 billion to military drone and autonomous systems, increasing spending from £4 bi...
Answered 27 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: HousingMinistry of DefenceTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14392More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 70 of the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, how much of the £1.4bn allocated to create new bedspaces will be spent in the (a) current and (b) next Parliament.
Answer: The £1.4billion allocated in the Defence Investment Plan to create new bedspaces will be spent within the next four years.
Answered 8 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordMarines: Military ExercisesMinistry of DefenceTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14391More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 26 June to Question 10213 on Military exercises, how much did his Department spend on training exercises for the Royal Marines in financial years (a) 2024-25 and (b) 2025-26.
Answer: I will write to the hon. Member and place a copy of my letter in the Library of The House.
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordNavy: Military ExercisesMinistry of DefenceTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14390More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 26 June to Question 10213 on Military exercises, how much did his Department spend on training exercises for the Royal Navy in financial years (a) 2024-25 and (b) 2025-26.
Answer: I will write to the hon. Member and place a copy of my letter in the Library of The House.
Answered 6 Jul 2026
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