James Cartlidge MP: written questions
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F-35 Aircraft: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64520More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the press release entitled UK to purchase F-35As and join NATO mission as Government steps up national security and delivers defence dividend, published on 24 June 2025, whether he consulted the
Answer: The Strategic Defence Review (SDR) recommended that, to ensure the RAF remains at the leading edge of combat air's evolution, additional F-35 aircraft will be required over the next decade. The SDR further stated that this could include a mix of F-35A and...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordF-35 Aircraft: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64519More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the press release entitled UK to purchase F-35As and join NATO mission as Government steps up national security and delivers defence dividend, published on 24 June 2025, what the in service date
Answer: Negotiations with the Joint Programme Office to agree the contract and the schedule for order and delivery of the aircraft are ongoing.
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: HousingMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64518More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to publish the Defence Housing Strategy.
Answer: The Defence Housing Strategy will be published later this year and will set out wider plans to improve the standard of Service family homes. The Ministry of Defence is currently undertaking an extensive review of its entire estate, including how the Depar...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordArmy: Unmanned Air SystemsMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64517More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many drones have been purchased by the British army for use in sport since 5 July 2024, by unit.
Answer: Military or Army drones are designed for tactical and operational applications such as surveillance, reconnaissance, target acquisition and strike. Operation of these systems require assured Military Aviation Authority (MAA) training to ensure both their ...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordArmy: Electronic WarfareMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64516More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for each British Army Unit holding stocks of electronic counter measure kits, what the (a) in service and (b) out of service dates are in each case.
Answer: Generalist Force Protection equipment entered service with the Armed Forces between 2009 and 2014 in response to an Urgent Operational Requirement and was subsequently brought into the Core Equipment Plan, ensuring the maintenance of fleets. Specialist Ex...
Answered 9 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordArmy: Electronic WarfareMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64515More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how may electronic counter measure kits are in use by the British army; and if he will publish a list of units in which they are used.
Answer: Generalist Force Protection equipment entered service with the Armed Forces between 2009 and 2014 in response to an Urgent Operational Requirement and was subsequently brought into the Core Equipment Plan, ensuring the maintenance of fleets. Specialist Ex...
Answered 9 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordMilitary Bases: Unmanned Air SystemsMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64514More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to accelerate approvals by the Military Aviation Authority for the use of (a) reconnaissance and (b) kinetic drones on UK military bases.
Answer: The process for Military Aviation Authority (MAA) approvals of Ministry of Defence (MOD) Uncrewed Air System (UAS) [1] activity is detailed in Regulatory Article 1600 with amplification within the UAS Manual available on the www.gov.uk website. The approv...
Answered 9 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordArmy: TrainingMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64513More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure the British army is able to train in trench warfare conditions across the defence estate.
Answer: The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO), through its contactors, maintain the Defence Training Estate (DTE) to ensure it provides suitable training facilities for the Armed Forces, which can include trench warfare. These are available to be booked b...
Answered 9 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: FinanceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 2 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64501More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June 2025 to Question 62275 on Defence: Finance, when the amount of his Department's contribution will be (a) determined and (b) published.
Answer: A proportion of Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) non-Official Development Assistance (ODA) programme spend will contribute to the UK NATO target across the Spending Review period. This spend will be part of the FCDO budget, not the Defe...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: FinanceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 2 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64500More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June to Question 62275 on Defence: Finance, whether the FCDO contribution referred to will be included in the Defence budget in 2028.
Answer: A proportion of Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) non-Official Development Assistance (ODA) programme spend will contribute to the UK NATO target across the Spending Review period. This spend will be part of the FCDO budget, not the Defe...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: FinanceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 2 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64499More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June 2025 to Question 62275 on Defence: Finance, whether the his Department's contribution will be included in the defence budget after 2027.
Answer: A proportion of Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) non-Official Development Assistance (ODA) programme spend will contribute to the UK NATO target across the Spending Review period. This spend will be part of the FCDO budget, not the Defe...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordUnmanned Air Systems: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64478More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 25 March 2025 to Question 39917 on Unmanned Air Systems: Procurement, how many military drones in (a) logistics, (b) strike and (c) intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance roles we
Answer: Due to operational security, we cannot provide details on the numbers or types of military drones purchased by the Ministry of Defence for its own purposes or on behalf of the Drone Capability Coalition or those purchased for Ukraine.
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: HousingMinistry of DefenceTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63686More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will provide a breakdown of the £7bn announced for defence housing that will be spent on (a) Service Family Accommodation and (b) Single Living Accommodation.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence is currently undertaking an extensive review of its entire Military Accommodation portfolio, including how the department will make best use of the properties that have been reacquired from Annington, and which homes and locations ...
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordUnmanned Air SystemsMinistry of DefenceTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63610More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister for the Armed Forces in response to the hon. Member for Welwyn Hatfield at Defence Questions on 19 May 2025, Official Report, Col 739, what recent discussio
Answer: Defence routinely engages with drone component suppliers to iterate, and spiral develop capability in close cooperation with allies. One of the key mechanisms to ensure that Defence is up to date with the latest developments in drone technology and associ...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordUnmanned Air Systems: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 26 Jun 2025WithdrawnUIN 63058More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 25 March 2025 to Question 39917 on Unmanned Air Systems: Procurement, how many military drones in (a) logistics, (b) strike and (c) intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance roles we
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordDefence: FinanceTreasuryTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62703More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to page 45, clause 15, of the National Security Document 2025: Security for the British people in a dangerous world, if she will list (a) all government departments that will be included in the commit
Answer: The National Security Strategy 2025 was published on 24 June 2025. It confirms that by combining an increase in funding with recognition of the vital contribution the Single Intelligence Account plays to our national defence, the UK will spend 2.6% on NAT...
Answered 4 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: FinanceTreasuryTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62702More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to page 45, clause 15, of the National Security Document 2025: Security for the British people in a dangerous world, whether the announced 2.6 per cent of defence spending from 2027 will be classified
Answer: The National Security Strategy 2025 was published on 24 June 2025. It confirms that by combining an increase in funding with recognition of the vital contribution the Single Intelligence Account plays to our national defence, the UK will spend 2.6% on NAT...
Answered 4 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: FinanceTreasuryTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62701More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to page 45, clause 15, of the National Security Document 2025: Security for the British people in a dangerous world, whether the announced 2.6 percent of defence spending from 2027 will include any ex
Answer: The National Security Strategy 2025 was published on 24 June 2025. It confirms that by combining an increase in funding with recognition of the vital contribution the Single Intelligence Account plays to our national defence, the UK will spend 2.6% on NAT...
Answered 4 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: FinanceTreasuryTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62700More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Government press release entitled UK to deliver on 5% NATO pledge as Government drives greater security for working people, published on 23 June 2025, how much of the 4.1 percent of GDP spent i
Answer: This government is confident that it will spend at least 4.1% GDP on NATO qualifying defence and security related spend in 2027. This will comprise 2.6% core defence spend which we have already announced, and at least 1.5% on defence and security related ...
Answered 4 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordNational Security: FinanceTreasuryTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62629More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Government press release entitled UK to deliver on 5% NATO pledge as Government drives greater security for working people, published on 23 June 2025, how much of the announced commitment to sp
Answer: NATO provides reporting guidelines for the 1.5% defence and security related spending. It will include investments that raise the overall resilience of our societies, such as energy security, telecommunications, and infrastructure, as well as the executio...
Answered 4 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordNational Security: FinanceTreasuryTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62628More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Government press release entitled UK to deliver on 5% NATO pledge as Government drives greater security for working people, published on 23 June 2025, whether the 1.5 percent to be allocated to
Answer: NATO provides reporting guidelines for the 1.5% defence and security related spending. It will include investments that raise the overall resilience of our societies, such as energy security, telecommunications, and infrastructure, as well as the executio...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: FinanceTreasuryTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62627More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what her planned timetable is for setting out how the UK will fund GDP on defence expenditure of (a) 3 percent in the next Parliament and (b) 3.5 percent by the Parliament after next.
Answer: As confirmed in the Spending Review 2025, this government has a fully funded path to reaching 2.6% NATO qualifying defence spending by 2027, with an ambition to reach 3% by the end of the next parliament, when fiscal and economic conditions allow. We will...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordNational Security: FinanceTreasuryTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62626More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Government press release entitled UK to deliver on 5% NATO pledge as Government drives greater security for working people, published on 23 June 2025, if she will publish a breakdown of the ten
Answer: NATO provides reporting guidelines for the 1.5% defence and security related spending. It includes investments that raise the overall resilience of our societies, such as energy security, telecommunications, and infrastructure, as well as the execution of...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordNational Security: FinanceTreasuryTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62625More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Government press release entitled UK to deliver on 5% NATO pledge as Government drives greater security for working people, published on 23 June 2025, if she will list (a) all Government depart
Answer: NATO provides reporting guidelines for the 1.5% defence and security related spending. It includes investments that raise the overall resilience of our societies, such as energy security, telecommunications, and infrastructure, as well as the execution of...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: FinanceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62275More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 11 June 2025 to Question 59107 on Defence: Finance, whether the elements of FCDO’s programming budget will be formally included in the defence budge
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)'s non-Official Development Assistance budget primarily funds operating costs, including the UK's diplomatic capability, 24/7 consular services and rapid crisis response to support British nationals w...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
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