James Cartlidge MP: written questions

4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026

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Written questions

Marines: 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
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Navy: 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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Air Force: Military ExercisesMinistry of DefenceTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14389More
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 Air Force 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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Army: Military ExercisesMinistry of DefenceTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14388More
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 Army 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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Marines: Military ExercisesMinistry of DefenceTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14387More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 26 June to Question 10213 on Military exercises, how much will his Department spend on training exercises for the Royal Marines in financial years (a) 2026-27, (b) 2027-28 and (c) 2028-2
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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Air Force: Military ExercisesMinistry of DefenceTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14386More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 26 June 2026 to Question 10213 on Military exercises, how much his Department will spend on training exercises for the Royal Air Force in (a) 2026-27, (b) 2027-28 and (c) 2028-29.
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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Navy: Military ExercisesMinistry of DefenceTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14385More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 26 June 2026 to Question 10213 on Military exercises, how much his Department will spend on training exercises for the Royal Navy in (a) 2026-27, (b) 2027-28 and (c) 2028-29.
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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Marines: Military ExercisesMinistry of DefenceTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14384More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 26 June to Question 10213 on Military exercises, how many training exercises will take place for the Royal Marines in financial years (a) 2026-27, (b) 2027-28 and (c) 2028-29.
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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Marines: Military ExercisesMinistry of DefenceTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14383More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 26 June to Question 10213 on Military exercises, how many training exercises took place 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
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Navy: Military ExercisesMinistry of DefenceTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14382More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 26 June to Question 10213 on Military exercises, how many training exercises took place 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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Uncrewed Systems: TestingMinistry of DefenceTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14381More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the impact of approval timelines on the testing of uncrewed and autonomous systems.
Answer: Given the speed of technical innovation in uncrewed and autonomous systems, the MOD is mindful of the need to accelerate acquisition timelines, including approval timelines for testing. The new Defence Uncrewed Systems Centre in Swindon is taking a lead r...
Answered 8 Jul 2026
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Uncrewed Systems: TestingMinistry of DefenceTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14380More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of limited testing environments on the testing of uncrewed and autonomous systems.
Answer: Defence is spending over £5 billion on autonomous systems to enable transformation by 2030 which is the largest ever drone investment in Defence. We recognise that more testing capability is required to support this and so have announced the new Defence U...
Answered 8 Jul 2026
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Uncrewed Systems: TestingMinistry of DefenceTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14379More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the regulatory frameworks on the testing of uncrewed and autonomous systems.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence launched a review of the regulatory system governing uncrewed and autonomous systems in defence in February 2026, inviting contributions from industry and the wider public. Defence is committed to reforming regulation to ease the b...
Answered 8 Jul 2026
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Uncrewed Systems: TestingMinistry of DefenceTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14378More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to expand the United Kingdom's autonomy testing infrastructure in the current Parliament.
Answer: Defence is spending over £5 billion on autonomous systems to enable transformation by 2030 which is the largest ever drone investment in Defence. We recognise that more testing capability is required to support this and so have announced the new Defence U...
Answered 8 Jul 2026
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Uncrewed Systems: TestingMinistry of DefenceTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14377More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the regulatory approval process on the testing of uncrewed and autonomous systems.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence launched a review of the regulatory system governing uncrewed and autonomous systems in defence in February 2026, inviting contributions from industry and the wider public. Defence is committed to reforming regulation to ease the b...
Answered 8 Jul 2026
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Air Force: Military ExercisesMinistry of DefenceTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14376More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 26 June to Question 10213 on Military exercises, how many training exercises will take place for the Royal Air Force in financial years (a) 2026-27, (b) 2027-28 and (c) 2028-29.
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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Navy: Military ExercisesMinistry of DefenceTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14375More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 26 June to Question 10213 on Military exercises, how many training exercises will take place for the Royal Navy in financial years (a) 2026-27, (b) 2027-28 and (c) 2028-29.
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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Air Force: Military ExercisesMinistry of DefenceTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14374More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 26 June to Question 10213 on Military exercises, how many training exercises took place for the Royal Air Force 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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Submarines: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14373More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many attack submarines his Department plans to procure.
Answer: As set out in the Defence Investment Plan, we will procure up to 12 next-generation SSN-AUKUS nuclear powered, conventionally armed attack submarines. In addition, we will complete the build of the final Astute Class submarine.
Answered 6 Jul 2026
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Marines: FinanceMinistry of DefenceTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13889More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled High-Speed boats and new drones for elite commando force under defence investment plan, published on 28 June 2026, how much of the £500 million to be spen
Answer: The press release announcement of over £500 million is all planned to be spent in this Parliament. This will deliver an initial investment in new amphibious shipping and the Joint Commando Craft as well as increased funding to progress the transformation ...
Answered 2 Jul 2026
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Army: Military ExercisesMinistry of DefenceTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13888More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 26 June to Question 10213 on Military exercises, how much will his Department spend on training exercises for the Army in financial years (a) 2026-27, (b) 2027-28 and (c) 2028-29.
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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Army: Military ExercisesMinistry of DefenceTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13887More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 26 June to Question 10213 on Military exercises, how many training exercises will take place for the Army in financial years (a) 2026-27, (b) 2027-28 and (c) 2028-29.
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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Army: Military ExercisesMinistry of DefenceTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13886More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 26 June to Question 10213 on Military exercises, how many training exercises took place for the Army 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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Global Combat Air ProgrammeMinistry of DefenceTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13885More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has a target date for the first flight trial of the Global Combat Air Programme prototype.
Answer: The exact date for the first flight will be finalised nearer the time to leverage maximum benefit to Global Combat Air Programme development.
Answered 9 Jul 2026
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Global Combat Air ProgrammeMinistry of DefenceTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13884More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has held discussions on the acceleration into service of the Global Combat Air Programme.
Answer: The programme continues to exploit every opportunity to accelerate delivery of the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) with our international partners, and the schedule is kept under continual review.
Answered 7 Jul 2026
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