James Cartlidge MP: written questions 2025
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Palm OilDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78356More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the levels of palm oil used in food products sold in the UK on farmers in South Suffolk.
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
Original Parliament recordPalm OilDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78355More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance her Department has provided to food manufacturers on local alternatives to palm oil.
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
Original Parliament recordIntegrated Care Boards: South SuffolkDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78354More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of planned Integrated Care Board cuts on the delivery of the NHS 10-year plan in South Suffolk.
Answer: As part of our 10-Year Health Plan, integrated care boards (ICBs) will become strategic commissioners with responsibility for using multi-year budgets to enhance local population health while achieving efficiencies. NHS England provided additional guidanc...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordIntegrated Care Boards: South SuffolkDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78353More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of changes to Integrated Care Boards on patient care in South Suffolk.
Answer: As part of our 10-Year Health Plan, integrated care boards (ICBs) will become strategic commissioners with responsibility for using multi-year budgets to enhance local population health while achieving efficiencies. NHS England provided additional guidanc...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordIntegrated Care Boards: South SuffolkDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78352More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of financial cuts to Integrated Care Boards on NHS service delivery in South Suffolk.
Answer: As part of our 10-Year Health Plan, integrated care boards (ICBs) will become strategic commissioners with responsibility for using multi-year budgets to enhance local population health while achieving efficiencies. NHS England provided additional guidanc...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordIntegrated Care Boards: South SuffolkDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78351More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of financial cuts to Integrated Care Boards on patients in South Suffolk.
Answer: As part of our 10-Year Health Plan, integrated care boards (ICBs) will become strategic commissioners with responsibility for using multi-year budgets to enhance local population health while achieving efficiencies. NHS England provided additional guidanc...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordBreast Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78350More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that planned service upgrades to breast cancer screening capacity are delivered on time.
Answer: Since 2023, ten new mobile breast screening units and nine new static breast screening units have been provided, alongside 37 wider upgrades covering hardware, software and live remote access for existing units.Breast screening services are commissioned r...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordTrastuzumab DeruxtecanDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78349More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support access to Enhertu for patients with secondary breast cancer.
Answer: The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) makes independent, evidence-based recommendations for the National Health Service in England on whether new licensed medicines should be routinely funded for eligible patients based on an evalua...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordBreast Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78348More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department has made on providing new breast cancer screening units.
Answer: Since 2023, ten new mobile breast screening units and nine new static breast screening units have been provided, alongside 37 wider upgrades covering hardware, software and live remote access for existing units.Breast screening services are commissioned r...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence Growth BoardMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78347More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 2 October 2025 to Question 64587 on Defence Growth Board, on which dates the Defence Growth Board has met since 3 April 2025; and who attended.
Answer: The Defence Growth Board met on 30 July 2025. It was attended by the Secretary of State for Defence, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Secretary of State for Business, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) Permanent Secretary, the MOD interim National Armament...
Answered 29 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRadar: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77576More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with the incoming Chief of the Air Staff on the acceleration of E-Scan Radar procurement.
Answer: There have not yet been any discussions between the Secretary of State for Defence and the incoming Chief of the Air Staff on the acceleration of procurement of the Eurofighter Common Radar System Mk2 Radar.
Answered 14 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRadar: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77575More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to accelerate the procurement of E-Scan Radar for the Royal Air Force.
Answer: The UK, our partner Nations and Eurofighter industries are working jointly to deliver the Phase 4 Enhancement programme which will enable delivery of European Common Radar System Mk2 into service on RAF Typhoon by the end of the decade. Opportunities are ...
Answered 14 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRadar: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77574More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department expects to spend on E-Scan radar procurement in each financial year of the current Parliament.
Answer: There is an approved budget of £2.35 billion to deliver the Eurofighter Common Radar System Mk2 within Eurofighter Phase 4 Enhancements to be fitted to RAF Typhoon aircraft. A number of contracts for development have been committed, with production and in...
Answered 14 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordLord MandelsonCabinet OfficeTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77573More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department had discussions with Lord Mandelson on defence procurement contracts between 10 February and 11 September 2025.
Answer: As Ambassador to the United States, Lord Mandelson met regularly with senior officials to discuss a range of issues across the UK-US relationship, including opportunities for closer collaboration on technology partnership, AUKUS and other ways to deepen t...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77572More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department had discussions with Lord Mandelson on procurement contracts between 10 February and 11 September 2025.
Answer: As former Ambassador to the United States, Lord Mandelson met regularly with senior Defence officials to discuss a range of issues across the UK-US relationship, including opportunities for closer collaboration on our technology partnership, defence capab...
Answered 14 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHorse Racing: GamblingDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77571More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to help ensure that the proposed gambling legislation does not affect the long-term sustainability of horse racing.
Answer: Future proposals on gambling duties are a matter for HM Treasury. Should changes to the tax regime be announced in the Autumn Statement, we expect them to be accompanied by tax and impact notes from HMT, as is standard practice.Regular discussions are hel...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHorse Racing: GamblingDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77570More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with the British Horseracing Authority on the potential impact of proposed gambling restrictions on the racing industry.
Answer: Future proposals on gambling duties are a matter for HM Treasury. Should changes to the tax regime be announced in the Autumn Statement, we expect them to be accompanied by tax and impact notes from HMT, as is standard practice.Regular discussions are hel...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHorse Racing: GamblingDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77569More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the proposed gambling reforms on the financial viability of horse racing.
Answer: Future proposals on gambling duties are a matter for HM Treasury. Should changes to the tax regime be announced in the Autumn Statement, we expect them to be accompanied by tax and impact notes from HMT, as is standard practice.Regular discussions are hel...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRoyal College of Defence Studies: Overseas StudentsMinistry of DefenceTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77109More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many students attend the Royal College of Defence Studies from (a) Russia, (b) China, (c) Iran and (d) North Korea.
Answer: The provision of professional military education or training to a foreign Governments is dependent on a number of factors, including the nature of our partnerships and course availability, and is kept under regular review. Any decision is made on a case-b...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRoyal College of Defence Studies: Overseas StudentsMinistry of DefenceTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77108More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which nations have been subject to a ban on personnel attending the Royal College of Defence Studies; and when those bans were put in place.
Answer: Any decision to provide professional military education or training to a partner nation is made on a case-by-case basis and is underpinned by a robust assessment as to the benefits, risks, and compliance with international human rights law. In the interes...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRadiotherapy: Waiting ListsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75663More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to increase the use of radiotherapy to help reduce local cancer treatment delays.
Answer: We will improve National Health Service waiting time performance, so patients are diagnosed faster and have quicker access to the treatments they require, including radiotherapy. However, we do recognise that there is much more to be done to ensure that t...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordRadiotherapy: Waiting ListsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75662More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of NHS radiotherapy waiting times.
Answer: We will improve National Health Service waiting time performance, so patients are diagnosed faster and have quicker access to the treatments they require, including radiotherapy. However, we do recognise that there is much more to be done to ensure that t...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: FinanceMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75258More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 3 September 2025 to Question 70714 on Defence: Finance, whether the Defence Investment Plan will report on the assumption that the fiscal and economic conditions will allow three per cen
Answer: The Defence Investment Plan will be based on the assumption that defence spending will reach 3% of GDP in the next Parliament. This will be finalised in future Spending Reviews.
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: SecurityMinistry of DefenceTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74897More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 25 June to Question 61525 on RAF Brize Norton: Security, when he plans to publish the security review into the defence estate.
Answer: I released a written ministerial statement on this matter today.
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: Written QuestionsMinistry of DefenceTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74836More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to respond to Question 64587 on Defence Growth Board, tabled on 2 July 2025.
Answer: I will respond to the hon. Member shortly.
Answered 24 Sept 2025
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