James Cartlidge MP: written questions 2024
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Wines: East of EnglandDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4229More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support East Anglian wine producers.
Answer: The Government is committed to supporting rural economies and ensuring the UK has a thriving and diverse economy that promotes local jobs and boosts growth. The English wine sector is one of the fastest growing agricultural sectors, which continues to att...
Answered 18 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordPrivate Education: VATTreasuryTabled 4 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4228More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the introduction of VAT on independent schools on employment in such schools in South Suffolk constituency.
Answer: On 29 July, the Government announced that, as of 1 January 2025, all education services and vocational training provided by a private school in the UK for a charge will be subject to VAT at the standard rate of 20 per cent. This will also apply to boardin...
Answered 12 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordPrivate Education: VATTreasuryTabled 4 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4227More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential economic impact of the introduction of VAT on independent schools in South Suffolk constituency.
Answer: On 29 July, the Government announced that, as of 1 January 2025, all education services and vocational training provided by a private school in the UK for a charge will be subject to VAT at the standard rate of 20 per cent. This will also apply to boardin...
Answered 12 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordDstl: Military AircraftMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3754More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people are employed by DSTL’s Air Systems programme.
Answer: Dstl delivers science and technology for its customers in the Ministry of Defence (MOD) and across Government, working with industry, academia and Government to ensure the UK has the right capabilities for defence and security. An overview of Dstl’s Scien...
Answered 19 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordDstl: Artificial IntelligenceMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3753More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of how many UK-based supply chain jobs are supported by DSTL’s AI programme.
Answer: Dstl does not have a mechanism to record the number of jobs supported (either exclusively or in part) by its suppliers or through the lower tiers of the supply chain.
Answered 19 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordDstl: Artificial IntelligenceMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3752More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people are employed by DSTL’s AI programme.
Answer: Dstl delivers science and technology for its customers in the Ministry of Defence (MOD) and across Government, working with industry, academia and Government to ensure the UK has the right capabilities for defence and security. An overview of Dstl’s Scien...
Answered 19 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordLasersMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3751More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an estimate of the number of jobs created by Team Hersa.
Answer: Since the creation of Team Hersa and Ministry of Defence's (MOD) Directed Energy Weapons Demonstrator Programme in 2020, the MOD estimate is that 49 jobs have been created.
Answered 19 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordLasersMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3750More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an estimate of the number of supply chain jobs supported by the work of Team Hersa.
Answer: Since the creation of Team Hersa and the Ministry of Defence's (MOD) Directed Energy Weapons Demonstrator Programme in 2020, the MOD estimate is that 249 supply chain jobs have been supported.
Answered 19 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordDefence: ContractsMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3749More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has written to defence contractors to seek efficiency savings.
Answer: Senior officials continue to engage with our strategic suppliers on how we can drive efficiency into our contracts and ensure we deliver the Defence programme affordably.
Answered 19 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordPrivate Education: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 2 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3748More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to remove business rate relief for private schools.
Answer: As announced on 29 July 2024, the government will legislate to remove the eligibility of private schools in England to business rates charitable rates relief. This was a tough but necessary decision that will secure additional funding to help deliver the ...
Answered 5 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordNeighbourhood PlansMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3747More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to change the legal status of neighbourhood plans.
Answer: The Government does not intend to require local planning authorities to amend neighbourhood plans in the future. Communities will continue to be able to choose whether they review or update their neighbourhood plan.
Answered 5 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: TrainingMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3746More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to reduce the training budget for (a) the Army, (b) the Royal Air Force and (c) the Royal Navy in the current financial year.
Answer: The Chancellor has confirmed a challenging in year deficit across all Departments. A spending review process is underway. Departmental spending plans will be set out in the usual way.
Answered 16 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordF-35 AircraftMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3745More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure that (a) industrial and (b) military participation in the F35 programme is not impacted by the decision to ban certain arms exports to Israel.
Answer: Military and industrial participation in the F35 programme will not be affected by the decision to suspend some exports licenses to Israel. This Government has an unwavering commitment to the security not just of this country but to our allies around the ...
Answered 5 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: HousingMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3744More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the annual increase for furniture charges was in Single Living Accommodation in each year since 2010.
Answer: There is no separate charge for furniture in Single Living Accommodation.
Answered 19 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: HousingMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3743More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the percentage increase for Single Living Accommodation charges was for grades (a) 1, (b) 2, (c) 3 and (d) 4 in each year since 2010.
Answer: The requested information is provided in the following table: Percentage Increase (Single Living Accommodation)YearGrade 1Grade 2Grade 3Grade 420101.20.80.4020111.40.90.5020122.91.91.0020133.72.51.2020142.21.50.7020152.81.90.9020163.22.11.10201710.670.3...
Answered 19 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordGlobal Combat Air ProgrammeMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3742More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many UK-based jobs are (a) directly and (b) indirectly linked to the Global Combat Air Programme.
Answer: There are over 3,500 personnel working directly on Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) in the UK across Ministry of Defence and our industry partners; BAE Systems, Rolls-Royce, Leonardo UK and MBDA UK.These partners are supported by hundreds of organisatio...
Answered 19 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordDefence: ExpenditureMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3741More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made changes to the threshold of financial approvals for defence expenditure requiring ministerial sign off.
Answer: The Department continues to keep its financial position under review given the scale of the financial pressure across Government. This has included some targeted additional controls on committing spend to ensure effective prioritisation. The introduction ...
Answered 9 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: Surrey Satellite TechnologyMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3740More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an estimate of the number of supply chain jobs supported by his Department’s contract with Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd.
Answer: It is estimated the current live Ministry of Defence contracts with Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd to deliver TYCHE to orbit have supported approximately 100 jobs in the direct supply chain.
Answered 19 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordSatellitesMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3739More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department plans to continue its support for the Minerva satellite project.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence's development of space-based Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance continues with Minerva providing game-changing innovation and technology for this programme. The Strategic Defence Review will guide future capability devel...
Answered 19 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordDefence: ResearchMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3738More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much he plans to spend on defence research and development in (a) this financial year and (b) the next four financial years.
Answer: The Chancellor has confirmed a challenging in year deficit across all Departments. A spending review process is underway. Departmental spending plans will be set out in the usual way.
Answered 19 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordDefence: ExpenditureMinistry of DefenceTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2432More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 24 July 2024 to Question 135 on Defence: Expenditure, whether the future fiscal event will cover the potential impact of his Department’s timetable for reaching expenditure of 2.5% of GD
Answer: The pathway to 2.5% will set the overall envelope for Defence spending. Funding for specific programmes is considered as part of the Department’s annual budget setting process.
Answered 5 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordDefence: ExpenditureMinistry of DefenceTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2431More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 24 July 2024 to Question 135 on Defence: Expenditure, whether the future fiscal event will cover the potential impact of his Department’s timetable for reaching expenditure of 2.5% of GD
Answer: The pathway to 2.5% will set the overall envelope for Defence spending. Funding for specific programmes is considered as part of the Department’s annual budget setting process.
Answered 5 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordDefence: ExpenditureMinistry of DefenceTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2430More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 24 July 2024 to Question 135 on Defence: Expenditure, whether the future fiscal event will cover the potential impact of his Department’s timetable for reaching expenditure of 2.5% of GD
Answer: The pathway to 2.5% will set the overall envelope for Defence spending. Funding for specific programmes is considered as part of the Department’s annual budget setting process.
Answered 5 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordDefence: ExpenditureMinistry of DefenceTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2429More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 24 July 2024 to Question 136 on Defence: Expenditure, whether the future fiscal event will cover the potential impact of the Department’s timetable for reaching 2.5% GDP of expenditure o
Answer: The pathway to 2.5% will set the overall envelope for Defence spending. Funding for specific programmes is considered as part of the Department’s annual budget setting process.
Answered 5 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordDefence: ExpenditureMinistry of DefenceTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2428More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 24 July 2024 to Question 138 on Defence: Expenditure, whether the future fiscal event will cover the potential impact of the Department’s timetable for reaching 2.5% GDP of expenditure o
Answer: The pathway to 2.5% will set the overall envelope for Defence spending. Funding for specific programmes is considered as part of the Department’s annual budget setting process.
Answered 5 Sept 2024
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