James Cartlidge MP: written questions 2025
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Embassies: Repairs and Maintenance and SecurityMinistry of DefenceTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73961More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the letter from the Right Hon. Member for Liverpool Garston to the Hon. Member for South Suffolk dated 29 July 2025, how much of the stated NATO-qualifying expenditure will be spent on the susta
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: UK Relations with EUMinistry of DefenceTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73960More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the letter from the Right Hon. Member for Liverpool Garston to the Hon. Member for South Suffolk dated 29 July 2025, how much of the stated NATO-qualifying expenditure will be spent on the imple
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 recordSustainable Farming IncentiveDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70803More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reason his Department selected 12 January 2025 as the deadline for the started but not submitted applicant group for the Sustainable Farming Incentive scheme.
Answer: When farmers started an application and saved without submitting, they were shown a message that said "Your application will be available for 2 months for you to continue. If you have not submitted your application by then, we will delete it". T...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordGardens Trust: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70802More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact that the removal of the Gardens Trust as a statutory consultee in the planning system on (a) local planning authorities, (b)
Answer: The government is committed to reviewing the existing statutory consultee arrangements to ensure they align with the government’s ambitions for growth. As per the Written Ministerial Statement I made on 10 March 2025 (HCWS510), we intend to consult on rem...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordRecreation Spaces: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70801More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure that future planning decisions that impact historic parks and gardens will be informed by expert advice.
Answer: The government is committed to reviewing the existing statutory consultee arrangements to ensure they align with the government’s ambitions for growth. As per the Written Ministerial Statement I made on 10 March 2025 (HCWS510), we intend to consult on rem...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordGardens Trust: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70800More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to consider the outcomes of its consultation into the Gardens Trust's statutory consultee role before deciding whether it should be removed as a stat
Answer: The government is committed to reviewing the existing statutory consultee arrangements to ensure they align with the government’s ambitions for growth. As per the Written Ministerial Statement I made on 10 March 2025 (HCWS510), we intend to consult on rem...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordGardens Trust: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70799More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when she plans to commence the consultation into the proposal to remove the Garden Trusts as a statutory consultee in the planning system.
Answer: The government is committed to reviewing the existing statutory consultee arrangements to ensure they align with the government’s ambitions for growth. As per the Written Ministerial Statement I made on 10 March 2025 (HCWS510), we intend to consult on rem...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAutism: South SuffolkDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70798More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the accessibility of autism assessments in South Suffolk.
Answer: The Government has recognised that, nationally, the demand for assessments for autism has grown significantly in recent years and that people are experiencing severe delays for accessing such assessments. The Government’s 10-Year Health Plan will make the...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: InfrastructureMinistry of DefenceTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70797More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 136 of the Strategic Defence Review: Making Britain Safer: secure at home, strong abroad, updated on 8 July 2025, which Front Line Commands do not currently have a board member responsible
Answer: Army and Air Command have appointed senior representatives with responsibility for infrastructure as part of their role. Following the Strategic Defence Review and taking into account Defence Reform, the Navy is currently reviewing their position.
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: CybersecurityMinistry of DefenceTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70796More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 123 of the Strategic Defence Review: Making Britain Safer: secure at home, strong abroad, updated on 8 July 2025, what proportion of the MOD policy teams formed as part of the CyberEM comma
Answer: The Defence Cyber and Electromagnetic Force (DCEMF) remains in internal planning and design stages, with options presented to Defence but not yet endorsed by Military Strategic Headquarters. Resource and capability decisions are subject to the Defence ann...
Answered 6 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: CybersecurityMinistry of DefenceTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70795More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 122 of the Strategic Defence Review: Making Britain Safer: secure at home, strong abroad, updated on 8 July 2025, what proportion of the Spectrum Coordination Office will be staffed by (a)
Answer: The Defence Cyber and Electromagnetic Force (DCEMF) remains in internal planning and design stages, with options presented to Defence but not yet endorsed by Military Strategic Headquarters. Resource and capability decisions are subject to the Defence ann...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordScience and TechnologyMinistry of DefenceTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70794More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 7 of the Strategic Defence Review: Making Britain Safer: secure at home, strong abroad, published on 2 June 2025, updated on 8 July 2025, what steps he is taking to work with the
Answer: The Government endorses the Strategic Defence Review’s vision and accepts all 62 recommendations; implementation is underway as priority business through a whole of UK Defence effort, supported by Other Government Departments including the Department for ...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: ResearchMinistry of DefenceTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70793More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 55 of the Strategic Defence Review: Making Britain Safer: secure at home, strong abroad, updated on 8 July 2025, what proportion of the Defence Research and Evaluation organisation will be
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 26 June 2025, to Questions 59137, 59138, 59140 and 59143, and to the hon. Member for Huntingdon (Mr Obese-Jecty) to Question 59406. https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/202...
Answered 7 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: InfrastructureMinistry of DefenceTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70792More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 136 of the Strategic Defence Review: Making Britain Safer: secure at home, strong abroad, updated 8 July 2025, when he expects each Front Line Command board to establish a board member resp
Answer: Army and Air Command have appointed senior representatives with responsibility for infrastructure as part of their role. Following the Strategic Defence Review and taking into account Defence Reform, the Navy is currently reviewing their position.
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence Medical ServicesMinistry of DefenceTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70791More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 57 of the Strategic Defence Review: Making Britain Safer: secure at home, strong abroad, updated on 8 July 2025, who will chair the independent review board responsible for monito
Answer: The Strategic Defence Review recognises Ministers in the Ministry of Defence (MOD) and the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) must have direct access to information on the collective readiness of Defence, the NHS, and private healthcare to meet t...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence Medical ServicesMinistry of DefenceTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70790More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 57 of the Strategic Defence Review: Making Britain Safer: secure at home, strong abroad, updated on 8 July 2025, what will be the requirements to sit on the independent review boa
Answer: The Strategic Defence Review recognises Ministers in the Ministry of Defence (MOD) and the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) must have direct access to information on the collective readiness of Defence, the NHS, and private healthcare to meet t...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence Medical ServicesMinistry of DefenceTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70789More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 131 of the Strategic Defence Review: Making Britain Safer: secure at home, strong abroad, updated on 8 July 2025, what his planned timetable is for establishing a single Defence Medical Ent
Answer: The Government endorses the Strategic Defence Review’s vision and accepts all 62 recommendations, including the recommendation the Defence Medical Services (DMS) should be empowered as the functional lead of a single Defence Medical Enterprise that meets ...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence Medical Services: NHSMinistry of DefenceTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70788More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 57 of the Strategic Defence Review: Making Britain Safer: secure at home, strong abroad, updated on 8 July 2025, when the sprint review into the partnership between Defence Medica
Answer: The Strategic Defence Review recognises the interdependencies between the Defence Medical Services and the National Health Service and the need to strengthen this partnership to meet Defence medical needs, including in the most extreme circumstances. The ...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence Medical Services: NHSMinistry of DefenceTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70787More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 57 of the Strategic Defence Review: Making Britain Safer: secure at home, strong abroad, updated on 8 July 2025, whether the sprint review into the partnership between Defence Med
Answer: The Strategic Defence Review recognises the interdependencies between the Defence Medical Services and the National Health Service and the need to strengthen this partnership to meet Defence medical needs, including in the most extreme circumstances. The ...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: Intelligence ServicesMinistry of DefenceTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70786More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 56 of the Strategic Defence Review: Making Britain Safer: secure at home, strong abroad, updated on 8 July 2025, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of creat
Answer: The new Defence Counter Intelligence Unit’s (DCIU) mandate is to protect UK Defence from intelligence and espionage threats, at home and overseas, by bringing together expertise and specialist capabilities alongside the UK Intelligence Community. The DCIU...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: Intelligence ServicesMinistry of DefenceTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70785More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 56 of the Strategic Defence Review: Making Britain Safer: secure at home, strong abroad, update on 8 July 2025, who will command the single counter-intelligence unit.
Answer: The new Defence Counter Intelligence Unit’s (DCIU) mandate is to protect UK Defence from intelligence and espionage threats, at home and overseas, by bringing together expertise and specialist capabilities alongside the UK Intelligence Community. The DCIU...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: Intelligence ServicesMinistry of DefenceTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70784More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 56 of the Strategic Defence Review: Making Britain Safer: secure at home, strong abroad, updated on 8 July 2025, where the single counter-intelligence unit will be based.
Answer: The new Defence Counter Intelligence Unit’s (DCIU) mandate is to protect UK Defence from intelligence and espionage threats, at home and overseas, by bringing together expertise and specialist capabilities alongside the UK Intelligence Community. The DCIU...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: Intelligence ServicesMinistry of DefenceTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70783More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 56 of the Strategic Defence Review: Making Britain Safer: secure at home, strong abroad, last updated on 8 July 2025, what proportion of the single counter-intelligence unit will
Answer: The new Defence Counter Intelligence Unit’s (DCIU) mandate is to protect UK Defence from intelligence and espionage threats, at home and overseas, by bringing together expertise and specialist capabilities alongside the UK Intelligence Community. The DCIU...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: Intelligence ServicesMinistry of DefenceTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70782More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 55 of the Strategic Defence Review: Making Britain Safer: secure at home, strong abroad, update on 8 July 2025, whether he has had discussions with (a) Cabinet colleagues and (b)
Answer: Defence continues to work with the Cabinet Office and partners across government on the future of intelligence handling material as part of several continuing workstreams. This remains a key component of delivering the SDR vision.
Answered 6 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: Intelligence ServicesMinistry of DefenceTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70781More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 54 of the Strategic Defence Review: Making Britain Safer: secure at home, strong abroad, updated on 8 July 2025, when he plans to publish the new Defence Intelligence Charter.
Answer: Work on the Defence Intelligence Charter is ongoing. Defence is aiming to publish the Charter as soon as possible to underpin the Military Intelligence Services, however it’s publication will be coordinated with a broad range of activity around Defence Re...
Answered 6 Sept 2025
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