James Cartlidge MP: written questions 2025
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Gaza: Peacekeeping OperationsMinistry of DefenceTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84238More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many British service personnel are deployed to Israel to monitor the ceasefire in Gaza by rank.
Answer: A small team of UK planning officers, led by a 2* deputy commander, have embedded in the US-led Civil Military Coordination Centre (CMCC) in Israel to ensure that the UK remains integrated into the US-led planning efforts for Gaza post-conflict stability....
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: Peacekeeping OperationsMinistry of DefenceTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84237More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of protections in place for British service personnel deployed to Israel to monitor the ceasefire in Gaza.
Answer: A small team of UK planning officers, led by a 2* deputy commander, have embedded in the US-led Civil Military Coordination Centre (CMCC) in Israel to ensure that the UK remains integrated into the US-led planning efforts for Gaza post-conflict stability....
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: Peacekeeping OperationsMinistry of DefenceTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84236More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether there is a formal timeframe for the deployment of British service personnel to Israel to monitor the ceasefire in Gaza.
Answer: A small team of UK planning officers, led by a 2* deputy commander, have embedded in the US-led Civil Military Coordination Centre (CMCC) in Israel to ensure that the UK remains integrated into the US-led planning efforts for Gaza post-conflict stability....
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: Peacekeeping OperationsMinistry of DefenceTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84235More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with (a) NATO allies and (b) European counterparts on the deployment of British service personnel to Israel to monitor the ceasefire in Gaza.
Answer: A small team of UK planning officers, led by a 2* deputy commander, have embedded in the US-led Civil Military Coordination Centre (CMCC) in Israel to ensure that the UK remains integrated into the US-led planning efforts for Gaza post-conflict stability....
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: Peacekeeping OperationsMinistry of DefenceTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84234More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish the rules of engagement for British service personnel deployed to Israel to monitor the ceasefire in Gaza.
Answer: A small team of UK planning officers, led by a 2* deputy commander, have embedded in the US-led Civil Military Coordination Centre (CMCC) in Israel to ensure that the UK remains integrated into the US-led planning efforts for Gaza post-conflict stability....
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordTerrorism: Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83947More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 21 October to Question 82702 on Terrorism: Northern Ireland, which are the nine cases that will be able to resume.
Answer: The provisions of the Northern Ireland Troubles Bill set out the criteria for the restoration of a select number of inquests based on their progress through the coronial system at 1 May 2024. These criteria are set out at Clause 84.
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPalliative Care: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83302More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will hold discussions with NHS England on the adequacy of funding for children's palliative care services.
Answer: Children’s palliative care services, including hospices, do incredible work to support people and their families when they need it most. Palliative care services are included in the list of services an integrated care board (ICB) must commission. This pro...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: SatellitesMinistry of DefenceTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83294More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of levels of protection of British satellites from (a) stalking and (b) disruption.
Answer: The Strategic Defenvce Review reinforced this Government's commitment to increasing defence spending and strengthening the UK's space capabilities, with clear recommendations to invest in nationally separable capability to control the domain at a time and...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: SatellitesMinistry of DefenceTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83293More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has had discussions with (a) NATO allies and (b) his European counterparts on plans to develop a defence space shield to protect British (a) military and (b) communication satellites.
Answer: The UK works closely with its NATO and European Allies to improve collective understanding of evolving threats, integrate space more effectively into defence operations, and pursue interoperability and resilience across our space assets and space-based se...
Answered 29 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordUkraine: Unmanned Air SystemsMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82970More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Groundbreaking Ukraine tech sharing agreement to deliver drones and support jobs, published on 10 September 2025, what his planned timeframe is for delive
Answer: The new industrial partnership between UK and Ukraine has already made significant progress. We have agreed project arrangements and we expect to start UK manufacturing of OCTOPUS drones within weeks.. Through project Octopus, our Ukrainian friends will s...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordUkraine: Unmanned Air SystemsMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82969More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Groundbreaking Ukraine tech sharing agreement to deliver drones and support jobs, published on 10 September 2025, how many UK jobs will be created as a re
Answer: UK support to Ukraine has already generated hundreds of new British jobs. The partnership will enable the UK to manufacture and jointly develop cutting-edge military equipment in collaboration with Ukrainian industry. This will continue to support hundred...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordUkraine: Unmanned Air SystemsMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82968More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Groundbreaking Ukraine tech sharing agreement to deliver drones and support jobs, published on 10 September 2025, what the in-service date is for the new
Answer: The new industrial partnership between UK and Ukraine has already made significant progress. We have agreed project arrangements and we expect to start UK manufacturing of OCTOPUS drones within weeks.. Through project Octopus, our Ukrainian friends will s...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordUkraine: Unmanned Air SystemsMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82967More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Groundbreaking Ukraine tech sharing agreement to deliver drones and support jobs, published on 10 September 2025, what proportion of the manufacture of dr
Answer: The advanced new air defence interceptor drone, named Project Octopus, will be mass produced in the UK with a target to produced thousands per month to provide to Ukraine to support its ongoing fight for freedom against Russia’s illegal full scale invasio...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordUkraine: Unmanned Air SystemsMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82966More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Groundbreaking Ukraine tech sharing agreement to deliver drones and support jobs, published on 10 September 2025, how many drones have been manufactured a
Answer: We expect manufacture of the advanced new air defence interceptor drone, named Project Octopus, to begin within weeks. This Project will see the mass production of these drones with a target to produce thousands per month for Ukraine. At the latest Ukrain...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordUkraine: Unmanned Air SystemsMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82965More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Groundbreaking Ukraine tech sharing agreement to deliver drones and support jobs, published on 10 September 2025, how many drones will be manufactured as
Answer: As part of the groundbreaking new technology sharing agreement with Ukraine, an advanced air defence interceptor drone, named Project Octopus, will be mass-produced in the UK. The programme targets the production of thousands of drones each month to suppo...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordUkraine: Unmanned Air SystemsMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82964More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Groundbreaking Ukraine tech sharing agreement to deliver drones and support jobs, published on 10 September 2025, whether Project Octopus will solely prod
Answer: As part of the groundbreaking new technology sharing agreement with Ukraine, the first project, Octopus, will focus solely on the joint development of an advanced new air defence interceptor drone.
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordTerrorism: Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 16 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82707More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to paragraph 20 of the Explanatory Notes to the Northern Ireland Troubles Bill, whether the statutory advisory group that will provide an opportunity for the voices of victims and survivor
Answer: The Northern Ireland Troubles Bill requires appointments to the Victims and Survivors Advisory Group to be made following consultation with relevant individuals, in order to inform the appointments process. I will publish details of who will be consulted....
Answered 23 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordTerrorism: Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 16 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82706More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to paragraph 20 of the Explanatory Notes to the Northern Ireland Troubles Bill, whether the requirement for the Legacy Commission and coroners to consider the welfare of witnesses when req
Answer: The Northern Ireland Troubles Bill includes strong safeguards for veterans that were not included in the 2023 Act, and that respond directly to the concerns expressed during engagements that the Government has undertaken. The Government is also taking for...
Answered 23 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordTerrorism: Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 16 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82705More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to paragraph 20 of the Explanatory Notes to the Northern Ireland Troubles Bill, whether seeking anonymity when giving evidence remotely to the Legacy Commission will include alleged member
Answer: The Northern Ireland Troubles Bill includes strong safeguards for veterans that were not included in the 2023 Act, and that respond directly to the concerns expressed during engagements that the Government has undertaken. The Government is also taking for...
Answered 23 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordTerrorism: Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 16 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82704More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to paragraph 20 of the Explanatory Notes to the Northern Ireland Troubles Bill, whether right to give evidence remotely will include alleged members of paramilitary organisations.
Answer: The Northern Ireland Troubles Bill includes strong safeguards for veterans that were not included in the 2023 Act, and that respond directly to the concerns expressed during engagements that the Government has undertaken. The Government is also taking for...
Answered 23 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordTerrorism: Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 16 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82703More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to paragraph 20 of the Explanatory Notes to the Northern Ireland Troubles Bill, whether protection from repeated investigations will include alleged members of paramilitary organisations.
Answer: The Northern Ireland Troubles Bill includes strong safeguards for veterans that were not included in the 2023 Act, and that respond directly to the concerns expressed during engagements that the Government has undertaken. The Government is also taking for...
Answered 23 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordTerrorism: Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 16 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82702More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will publish a list of inquests that could be reopened as a result of repealing the Northern Ireland Legacy Act 2023 and replacing it with the Northern Ireland Troubles Bill 2025.
Answer: Under the Northern Ireland Troubles Bill those inquests that had started and were halted by the Legacy Act, of which there are 9, will be able to resume. All other cases which were in the coronial system but had not commenced (24 in total) will be subject...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordTerrorism: Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 16 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82701More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what estimate he has made of the number of civil cases expected to be reopened as a result of repealing the Northern Ireland Legacy Act 2023 and replacing it with the Northern Ireland Troubles Bill 2025.
Answer: The 2023 Legacy Act did not prohibit Troubles-related civil cases from proceeding, meaning that over 700 cases remain in the judicial system. The Legacy Act’s retrospective bar on new civil cases was found to be incompatible with our human rights obligati...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordElectronic Training Aids: RegulationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81907More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to ban the use of electric shock collars.
Answer: The Government is currently considering available evidence around the use of hand-controlled e-collars and their effects on the welfare of animals. We will be outlining more detail on next steps in due course.
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPalm OilDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78357More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to reduce the use of palm oil in food products sold in the UK.
Answer: The Government is committed to supporting sustainable production, trade, and use of palm oil, not reducing it. Leading by example, The Government Buying Standards for Food and Catering Services (GBSF) require in-scope public sector procurers to ensure tha...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
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