James Cartlidge MP: written questions 2025
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Ukraine: Military AidMinistry of DefenceTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74835More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Oral Statement of 1 September 2025 on Ukraine, Official Report, columns 93-94, whether the conclusions of the armed forces readiness levels review will be broken down by service.
Answer: Defence maintains a continual review of Armed Forces readiness levels which are aligned to NATO, Sovereign defence and crisis response requirements. Improvement of warfighting readiness was a key recommendation of the Strategic Defence Review and is being...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordUkraine: Electronic Warfare and Guided WeaponsMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74546More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Oral Statement of 1 September on Ukraine, Official Report columns 93-94, how many of the 200 electronic warfare and air defence systems delivered to Ukraine were manufactured in the UK.
Answer: Where the UK’s manufacturing industry can meet Ukraine’s electronic warfare and air defence systems requirements, the Ministry of Defence sources from UK industry. The UK’s military support to Ukraine is based upon Ukraine’s needs, prioritising speed of d...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: FinanceMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74545More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the Ministry of Defence budget was as a percentage of GDP in each of the last five financial years.
Answer: The information for financial year (FY) 2024-25 is still subject to being confirmed and published in the Annual Report and Accounts which will be published once they have been finalised. FY2020-212021-222022-232023-24Defence Budget % of GDP1.98%1.97%2.07...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordUkraine: Military AidMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74544More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Oral Statement of 1 September on Ukraine, Official Report columns 93-94, how many of the 30 vehicles and engineering equipment delivered to Ukraine were manufactured in the UK.
Answer: Where the UK’s manufacturing industry can meet Ukraine’s vehicle and engineering equipment requirements, the Ministry of Defence sources from UK industry. The UK’s military support to Ukraine is based upon Ukraine’s needs, prioritising speed of delivery f...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordUkraine: Uncrewed SystemsMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74543More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Oral Statement of 01 September on Ukraine, Official Report columns 93-94, how many of 2,500 uncrewed platforms delivered to Ukraine were manufactured in the UK.
Answer: Where the UK’s manufacturing industry can meet Ukraine’s uncrewed platform requirements, the Ministry of Defence sources from UK industry. The UK’s military support to Ukraine is based upon Ukraine’s needs, prioritising speed of delivery for equipment. A ...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordUkraine: Ammunition and Guided WeaponsMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74542More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Oral Statement of 1 September on Ukraine, Official Report columns 93-94, how many of the 60,000 (a) artillery shells, (b) rockets and (c) missiles delivered to Ukraine were manufactured in t
Answer: Where the UK’s manufacturing industry can meet Ukraine’s artillery and air defence requirements, the Ministry of Defence sources from UK industry. The UK’s military support to Ukraine is based upon Ukraine’s needs, prioritising speed of delivery for equip...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordUkraine: AmmunitionMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74541More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Oral Statement of 1 September on Ukraine, Official Report columns 93-94, how many of the 5 million rounds delivered to Ukraine were manufactured in the UK.
Answer: Where the UK’s manufacturing industry can meet Ukraine’s artillery requirements, the Ministry of Defence sources from UK industry. The UK’s military support to Ukraine is based upon Ukraine’s needs, prioritising speed of delivery for equipment. For operat...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordUkraine: Military AidMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74540More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Oral Statement of 1 September on Ukraine, Official Report columns 93-94, whether urgent operational requirements are being considered as part of his review into armed forces readiness levels
Answer: We are committed to ensuring our Armed Forces are appropriately equipped to respond to all challenges. As part of this commitment, urgent operational requirements are considered in our assessments and reviews. As a matter of longstanding policy we do not ...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordUkraine: Military AidMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74539More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Oral Statement of 1 September on Ukraine, Official Report columns 93-94, when he expects to publish his review into armed forces readiness levels.
Answer: As a matter of longstanding policy we do not publicly comment on the readiness levels of His Majesty's Armed Forces. This is to safeguard operational security, and that of our Service people. Planning continues at pace within the framework of the Coalitio...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordUkraine: Military AidMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74538More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Oral Statement of 1 September on Ukraine, Official Report, columns 93-94, what his timeline is for the review into armed forces readiness levels.
Answer: As a matter of longstanding policy we do not publicly comment on the readiness levels of His Majesty's Armed Forces. This is to safeguard operational security, and that of our Service people. Planning continues at pace within the framework of the Coalitio...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: Written QuestionsMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74526More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to respond to Question 59818 on Defence: Public Expenditure, tabled on 13 June 2025.
Answer: A response was sent to the hon. Member on 3 September 2025.
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordUkraine: Military OperationsMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74497More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list of all orders placed by each FLC on an Urgent Operational Requirements basis in relation to planning for potential Coalition of the Willing operations in Ukraine since such planning commenced by h
Answer: Operational planning continues, but we will not be drawn into detail on the procurement of specific capabilities and requirements for UK Armed Forces deployments at the risk of operational security.
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMotor Neurone Disease: ResearchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74489More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much of the £50 million allocated for targeted motor neurone disease research has been allocated as of September 2025.
Answer: Government responsibility for delivering motor neurone disease research (MND) is shared between the Department of Health and Social Care, with research delivered via the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), and the Department for Scienc...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMotor Neurone Disease: ResearchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74488More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support research into motor neurone disease.
Answer: Government responsibility for delivering motor neurone disease research (MND) is shared between the Department of Health and Social Care, with research delivered via the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), and the Department for Scienc...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74487More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to increase support available for people with neurological conditions.
Answer: Our 10-Year Health Plan, Fit for the Future, will ensure that people with neurological conditions receive better support through its three shifts: from hospital to community; from analogue to digital; and from sickness to prevention.Neighbourhood health c...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPalliative Care: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74483More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of the planned £29 billion annual increase in the NHS budget over the next three years will be allocated to children’s palliative care services.
Answer: Palliative care services, including for children, are included in the list of services that integrated care boards (ICBs), including the Suffolk and North East Essex ICB, must commission.To support ICBs in this duty, NHS England has published statutory gu...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPalliative Care: South SuffolkDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74482More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to undertake a comprehensive review of the (a) planning, (b) commissioning and (c) funding of children’s palliative care in South Suffolk.
Answer: Palliative care services, including for children, are included in the list of services that integrated care boards (ICBs), including the Suffolk and North East Essex ICB, must commission.To support ICBs in this duty, NHS England has published statutory gu...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHospices: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74481More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to extend the NHS England Children’s Hospice Grant beyond the 2025-26 financial year.
Answer: Palliative care services are included in the list of services that integrated care boards (ICBs), including the Suffolk and North East Essex ICB, must commission. This promotes a more consistent national approach and supports commissioners in prioritising...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHospices: South SuffolkDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74480More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the £26 million NHS England Children’s Hospice Grant for meeting the costs faced by children’s hospices in South Suffolk.
Answer: Palliative care services are included in the list of services that integrated care boards (ICBs), including the Suffolk and North East Essex ICB, must commission. This promotes a more consistent national approach and supports commissioners in prioritising...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordFrigates: Antisubmarine WarfareMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74141More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 38 of the Strategic Defence Review: Making Britain Safer: secure at home, strong abroad, published on 2 June 2025, if he will list the (a)Governments and (b) private financial ins
Answer: The Royal Navy’s primary relationship for anti-submarine warfare is with NATO and the NATO nations that the Navy routinely operates alongside. As the recent announcement by Norway to select the UK’s Type 26 frigate for their own fleet shows, the number of...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: Diplomatic RelationsMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74140More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 78 of the Strategic Defence Review: Making Britain Safer: secure at home, strong abroad, published on 2 June 2025, whether he has consulted external sources on the new Defence Diplomacy Str
Answer: To support the development of the Defence Diplomacy Strategy, the Ministry of Defence is consulting a range of sources. To ensure a diverse range of views are reflected in the development of the strategy, this will include exploring options to formally co...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: ExpenditureMinistry of DefenceTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73969More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much money attributed to the Single Intelligence Account was included in UK NATO qualifying defence expenditure in (a) 2022-23 and (b) 2023-24.
Answer: In line with all other NATO members, it is UK Government policy that we do not release individual elements of our NATO return publicly.
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: ExpenditureMinistry of DefenceTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73966More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the letter from the Minister for Defence Procurement and Industry to the hon. Member for South Suffolk of 29 July 2025, how much of the stated NATO-qualifying expenditure will be spent on strate
Answer: The Department’s spending plans will be set out in the Defence Investment Plan, which will be published in the autumn. The share of this spending that relates to individual categories of spend will be considered as part of future returns to NATO.
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHybrid Warfare: ExpenditureMinistry of DefenceTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73964More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the letter from the Minister for Defence Procurement and Industry to the hon. Member for South Suffolk of 29 July 2025, how much of the stated NATO-qualifying expenditure will be spent on hybrid
Answer: The Department’s spending plans will be set out in the Defence Investment Plan, which will be published in the autumn. The share of this spending that relates to individual categories of spend will be considered as part of future returns to NATO.
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: ExpenditureMinistry of DefenceTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73963More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the letter from the Minister for Defence Procurement and Industry to the hon. Member for South Suffolk of 29 July 2025, how much of the stated NATO-qualifying expenditure will be spent on suppor
Answer: The Department’s spending plans will be set out in the Defence Investment Plan, which will be published in the autumn. The share of this spending that relates to individual categories of spend will be considered as part of future returns to NATO.
Answered 4 Sept 2025
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