James Cartlidge MP: written questions
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Germany: Guided WeaponsMinistry of DefenceTabled 15 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52629More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled New 2,000 km “deep precision strike” weapon to be developed by UK and Germany as Trinity House Agreement delivers first major milestones, published on 15
Answer: UK and Germany are considering several concepts and technologies to address emerging threats and have defined a joint range requirement of over 2,000 km. Specific characteristics, in-service dates and launch platforms are to be confirmed.
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordNuclear Weapons: ExpenditureMinistry of DefenceTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52292More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of the cost of maintaining the nuclear programme was spent in the UK in each of the last five years.
Answer: The Defence Nuclear Enterprise (DNE) consists of a range of interdependent programmes to support, maintain and renew the United Kingdom’s independent nuclear deterrent. For the past two years, over 90% of DNE spend was directly with UK suppliers.The DNE w...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordUkraine: Armoured Fighting VehiclesMinistry of DefenceTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52291More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Wolfhound vehicles have been donated to Ukraine (a) before 5 July 2024 and (b) since 5 July 2024.
Answer: Over 240 protected mobility vehicles have been donated to Ukraine since February 2022.
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordUkraine: Armoured Fighting VehiclesMinistry of DefenceTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52290More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Husky vehicles have been donated to Ukraine (a) before 5 July 2024 and (b) since 5 July 2024.
Answer: Over 240 protected mobility vehicles have been donated to Ukraine since February 2022.
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordUkraine: Armoured Fighting VehiclesMinistry of DefenceTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52289More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether Foxhound vehicles have been donated to Ukraine (a) before and (b) since 5 July 2024.
Answer: Over 240 protected mobility vehicles have been donated to Ukraine since February 2022.
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordUkraine: Armoured Fighting VehiclesMinistry of DefenceTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52288More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether Mastiff vehicles have been donated to Ukraine (a) before and (b) since 5 July 2024.
Answer: Over 240 protected mobility vehicles have been donated to Ukraine since February 2022.
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordUnmanned Air Systems: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52287More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 8 May to Question 49007 on Unmanned Air Systems: Procurement, whether he has a target for procuring additional strike capabilities for the Queen Elizabeth class.
Answer: The Strategic Defence Review will inform any requirement for additional strike capabilities for the Queen Elizabeth Class. In the interim, the Royal Navy continues to investigate emerging technologies to understand how they can contribute to enhancing ope...
Answered 23 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence Suppliers ForumMinistry of DefenceTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52286More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the defence suppliers forum executive group last met.
Answer: The Defence Suppliers Forum (DSF) has been replaced by the new Defence Industrial Joint Council (DIJC). The DSF Main last met on 15 November 2023 and the DSF Executive Group on 25 September 2024.
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence Suppliers ForumMinistry of DefenceTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52285More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the defence suppliers forum main meeting last took place.
Answer: The Defence Suppliers Forum (DSF) has been replaced by the new Defence Industrial Joint Council (DIJC). The DSF Main last met on 15 November 2023 and the DSF Executive Group on 25 September 2024.
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence Industrial Joint CouncilMinistry of DefenceTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52284More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects the defence industrial joint council to first meet.
Answer: On 2 December 2024, as part of the Defence Industrial Strategy Statement of Intent, it was announced by the Secretary of State that the Defence Suppliers Forum (DSF) will be replaced by a new Defence Industrial Joint Council (DIJC). At this point the Defe...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence Suppliers ForumMinistry of DefenceTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52283More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Defence Suppliers Forum has been disbanded.
Answer: On 2 December 2024, as part of the Defence Industrial Strategy Statement of Intent, it was announced by the Secretary of State that the Defence Suppliers Forum (DSF) will be replaced by a new Defence Industrial Joint Council (DIJC). At this point the Defe...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence Industrial Joint Council: MembershipMinistry of DefenceTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52282More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the requirements are for membership of the defence industrial joint council.
Answer: The Defence Industrial Joint Council (DIJC) incorporates representation from the breadth of the defence sector, including defence primes, Small and Medium Enterprises, mid-tiers, investors, academia, trade unions and trade associations. The membership com...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence Industrial Joint Council: MembershipMinistry of DefenceTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52281More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the membership is of the defence industrial joint council.
Answer: The Defence Industrial Joint Council (DIJC) incorporates representation from the breadth of the defence sector, including defence primes, Small and Medium Enterprises, mid-tiers, investors, academia, trade unions and trade associations. The membership com...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDementia: South SuffolkDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52280More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to improve outcomes for dementia patients in South Suffolk.
Answer: The Government is committed to improving dementia care and is empowering local leaders with the autonomy they need to provide the best services to their local community, including for those with dementia.That is why we have published the D100: Assessment ...
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDementia: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52279More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of removing targets in the NHS Operational Planning Guidance for local health systems in England on dementia diagnosis times.
Answer: The Darzi Investigation found that there were too many targets set for the National Health Service, which made it hard for local systems to prioritise their actions or to be held properly accountable.This is why we have taken a new approach to NHS Plannin...
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Space Command: EmploymentMinistry of DefenceTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52278More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many space liaison officers are stationed in the military.
Answer: There are two international space liaison officers stationed in UK Space Command.
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordFiring Ranges: TrespassMinistry of DefenceTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51901More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 25 March 2025 to Question 39874 on Firing Ranges: Northumberland, for what reason his Department do not record time lost due to incursions on Ministry of Defence Ranges.
Answer: Training time lost due to incursions on Ministry of Defence ranges is not recorded as the Defence Infrastructure Organisation has not been requested to do so.
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51900More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 17 March 2025 to Question 37237 on Defence: Procurement, what the other Departmental publications are that are working in parallel to the SME direct spend target.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence's SME direct spend target continues to be developed in parallel with and as part of the Strategic Defence Review and the Defence Industrial Strategy. We intend to publish an updated SME Action Plan setting out how we will deliver o...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordUnmanned Marine Systems: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51899More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to procure any SG-1 Fathom underwater gliders.
Answer: The Royal Navy has begun industry engagement to understand how commercial systems could be used to conduct anti-submarine warfare in the Atlantic. Any acquisition of these capabilities would be subject to outcomes of the Strategic Defence Review, funding ...
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordUnmanned Marine Systems: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51898More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to procure the Lura-SG-1 artificial intelligence system.
Answer: The Royal Navy has begun industry engagement to understand how commercial systems could be used to conduct anti-submarine warfare in the Atlantic.
Answered 27 May 2025
Original Parliament recordUnmanned Air Systems: TrainingMinistry of DefenceTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51897More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to increase the weight of drone that armed forces personnel are permitted to pilot during training.
Answer: There is no maximum weight of an Uncrewed Aerial System which an operator can use during military training. UK Service personnel are routinely training with uncrewed systems that range in weight from grammes to tonnes.
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordElectronic Warfare: TrainingMinistry of DefenceTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51896More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to expand signal jamming practice for armed forces personnel.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence is not taking any additional steps to ‘expand’ its ability to enable Armed Forces personnel to practice jamming signals, It is not appropriate to go into details for operational security reasons. I can confirm beyond the that there...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMilitary Aircraft: HelicoptersMinistry of DefenceTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51895More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many jobs will be supported in defence rotary contracts during this Parliament.
Answer: This information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMilitary Aircraft: HelicoptersMinistry of DefenceTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51894More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of jobs that will be supported by the New Medium Helicopter contract in each of the next four financial years.
Answer: The New Medium Helicopter procurement remains commercially sensitive, and the evaluation and approval process needs to complete before further details, including estimates of the number of jobs it will support, can be confirmed.
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMilitary Aircraft: HelicoptersMinistry of DefenceTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51893More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many jobs will be supported by the New Medium Helicopter contract during this Parliament.
Answer: The New Medium Helicopter procurement remains commercially sensitive, and the evaluation and approval process needs to complete before further details, including estimates of the number of jobs it will support, can be confirmed.
Answered 16 May 2025
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