James Cartlidge MP: written questions 2025
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Defence: TrainingMinistry of DefenceTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70730More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 79 of the Strategic Defence Review: Making Britain Safer: secure at home, strong abroad, published on 2 June 2025, whether he has a target date for forming a dedicated training programme fo
Answer: A training programme has been in place since the formation of the Defence Attaché & Loan Service Centre in 2016, preparing personnel to deploy into International Defence Engagement Roles across the world. Following the publication of the Strategic Def...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: Diplomatic RelationsMinistry of DefenceTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70729More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 21 of the Strategic Defence Review: Making Britain Safer: secure at home, strong abroad, published on 2 June 2025, whether the new Defence Diplomacy Strategy will be developed in
Answer: With the backdrop of the challenging global environment outlined in the Strategic Defence Review and the National Security Strategy, the Ministry of Defence is developing a new Defence Diplomacy Strategy, in coordination and consultation with other Govern...
Answered 6 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: Diplomatic RelationsMinistry of DefenceTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70728More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 21 of the Strategic Defence Review: Making Britain Safer: secure at home, strong abroad, published on 2 June 2025, who will lead on the new Defence Diplomacy Strategy.
Answer: With the backdrop of the challenging global environment outlined in the Strategic Defence Review and the National Security Strategy, the Ministry of Defence is developing a new Defence Diplomacy Strategy, in coordination and consultation with other Govern...
Answered 6 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: Diplomatic RelationsMinistry of DefenceTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70727More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 21 of the Strategic Defence Review: Making Britain Safer: secure at home, strong abroad, published on 2 June 2025, what recent progress his Department has made on developing a new
Answer: With the backdrop of the challenging global environment outlined in the Strategic Defence Review and the National Security Strategy, the Ministry of Defence is developing a new Defence Diplomacy Strategy, in coordination and consultation with other Govern...
Answered 6 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: LocationMinistry of DefenceTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70726More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 17 of the Strategic Defence Review: Making Britain Safer: secure at home, strong abroad, published on 2 June 2025, whether he has a formal target for the reduction in the frequenc
Answer: Defence fully recognises the impact of moving its people and their families. Whilst there are no formal targets to reduce the frequency with which Service personnel must move location, we will endeavour to support requests to reduce the number of moves ex...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: LocationMinistry of DefenceTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70725More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 17 of the Strategic Defence Review: Making Britain Safer: secure at home, strong abroad, published on 2 June 2025, what plans he has to reduce the frequency with which people move
Answer: Defence fully recognises the impact of moving its people and their families. Whilst there are no formal targets to reduce the frequency with which Service personnel must move location, we will endeavour to support requests to reduce the number of moves ex...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: StaffMinistry of DefenceTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70724More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 15 of the Strategic Defence Review: Making Britain Safer: secure at home, strong abroad, published on 2 June 2025, how many recommendations he plans to make by October 2025 to hel
Answer: Raising our Standards has been established by Defence to address structural, behavioural, and leadership barriers. This work is key to operational delivery, recruitment, retention and driving forward an inclusive and safe culture. Raising our Standards ha...
Answered 6 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: StaffMinistry of DefenceTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70723More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 15 of the Strategic Defence Review: Making Britain Safer: secure at home, strong abroad, published on 2 June 2025, what recent progress his Department has made on tackling (a) str
Answer: Raising our Standards has been established by Defence to address structural, behavioural, and leadership barriers. This work is key to operational delivery, recruitment, retention and driving forward an inclusive and safe culture. Raising our Standards ha...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordTrade Agreements: USADepartment for Business and TradeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70722More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with his US counterpart on a reciprocal tariff-rate quota for refined white sugar in the UK-US trade deal.
Answer: In May, the UK concluded a landmark economic deal with the US which will save thousands of jobs, protect key British industries, and help drive economic growth.Further negotiations across a range of areas are ongoing. We do not comment on the specifics of...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSugar Beet: Trade AgreementsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70721More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to promote the UK sugar beet industry in international trade negotiations.
Answer: This Government recognises the importance of the UK sugar beet industry. In all our trade negotiations we seek to open up new markets for British agricultural, food and drink exports, including UK-produced sugars.The UK is also an active member of the Int...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordBiotechnologyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70720More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to protect UK sovereign innovation on gene editing in (a) current and (b) future trade deal discussions.
Answer: Defra has been clear, including in initial SPS agreement discussions with the EU, on the importance of supporting the use of new and innovative technologies such as precision breeding. Defra remains committed to the Precision Breeding Act 2023, and the se...
Answered 19 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSugar Beet: South SuffolkDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70719More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support the sugar beet industry in South Suffolk constituency.
Answer: The Government is committed to supporting and promoting growth in the UK sugar beet industry, including in South Suffolk. For example: we are funding research into crop resilience and sustainable practices through the Farming Innovation Programme. The Gov...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSugar BeetDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70718More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to promote growth in the UK sugar beet industry.
Answer: The Government is committed to supporting and promoting growth in the UK sugar beet industry, including in South Suffolk. For example: we are funding research into crop resilience and sustainable practices through the Farming Innovation Programme. The Gov...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPancreatic Enzyme Replacement TherapyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70717More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support he is providing to (a) NHS trusts and (b) pharmacies to manage supply disruptions of pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy.
Answer: The Department is continuing to work with all suppliers of pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT) to help resolve the supply issues in the short and longer term. This includes asking that they expedite deliveries, source stock from other markets, an...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPancreatic Enzyme Replacement TherapyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70716More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the availability of pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy.
Answer: The Department is continuing to work with all suppliers of pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT) to help resolve the supply issues in the short and longer term. This includes asking that they expedite deliveries, source stock from other markets, an...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: FinanceMinistry of DefenceTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70715More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Defence Investment Plan will report based on a cost envelope in relation to (a) his Department's budget or (b) NATO qualifying defence expenditure.
Answer: The Defence Investment Plan will set out the Department's spending plans to deliver the vision of the Strategic Defence Review against its forecast budget. This will be based on the Department's Spending Review settlement, and the MOD's projected share of...
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: FinanceMinistry of DefenceTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70714More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Defence Investment Plan will report based on a cost envelope of (a) 2.5%, (b) 3% or (c) 3.5% of GDP on defence expenditure.
Answer: The Defence Investment Plan will set out how the MOD will deliver the vision of the Strategic Defence Review within the MOD's share of the Government's commitment to spending 2.6% of GDP on defence by 2027, and 3% of GDP in the next Parliament as fiscal a...
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: FinanceMinistry of DefenceTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70713More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Prime Minister's Oral Statement of 25 February 2025 on Defence and Security, Official Report, column 633, whether the annual increase in defence spending will include the Single Intelligence
Answer: The Prime Minister has been clear about the contribution our intelligence and security services make to the defence of our nation. The commitment to spend 2.6% on defence from 2027 will include all spend relating the Single Intelligence Account.
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: AutomationMinistry of DefenceTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70712More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 14 of the Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, what estimate he has made of the potential savings to the public purse of automating at least 20% of human resources,
Answer: The Defence Reform and Efficiency Plan (which is one of the foundations of our Defence Investment Plan) to be published in the autumn, will include several initiatives that will deliver automation across Human Resources, Finance and Commercial functions. ...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: AutomationMinistry of DefenceTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70711More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 14 of the Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, how many (a) military and (b) civilian roles his Department expects to cut as a result of automating at least 20% of
Answer: The Defence Reform and Efficiency Plan (which is one of the foundations of our Defence Investment Plan) to be published in the autumn, will include several initiatives that will deliver automation across Human Resources, Finance and Commercial functions. ...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: TrainingMinistry of DefenceTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70710More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 69 of the Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, what progress he has made on implementing the Pan-Defence Skills Framework.
Answer: Defence is transforming how it identifies, develops, manages, values and retains talent. At the heart of this is the Pan Defence Skills Framework (PDSF), a fundamental shift in how we understand our skills landscape, creating a standardised approach that ...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: TrainingMinistry of DefenceTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70709More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 68 of the Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, what plans he has to supplement live training with virtual training environments for the (a) British Army, (b) Royal Navy and (
Answer: All of the service commands have plans to supplement live training with virtual training environments. The Royal Navy’s SPARTAN programme aims at modernising and improving the delivery of Royal Navy Collective Training from unit to Joint Battle Staff leve...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: TrainingMinistry of DefenceTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70708More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 68 of the Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of supplementing live training with virtual training environments on the (a
Answer: All of the Single Services view the potential impact of supplementing live training with virtual training environments positively. Mixed use of the live environment and simulation should not be thought of as an ‘either/or’ situation, but rather as identif...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: StaffMinistry of DefenceTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70707More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 65 of the Strategic Defence Review: Making Britain Safe, published on 2 June 2025, when he expects the baseline review of all Head Office and Staff Headquarters roles will (a) begin and (b)
Answer: The ambition set out in the Strategic Defence Review (SDR) is to reduce Civil Service-related costs by at least 10% by 2030. As part of the Defence Reform and Efficiency Plan (which is one of the foundations of our Defence Investment Plan) we are developi...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: Civil ServantsMinistry of DefenceTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70706More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 65 of the Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, whether it is his policy to reduce his Department's civil service costs by at least 10% by 2030.
Answer: The ambition set out in the Strategic Defence Review (SDR) is to reduce Civil Service-related costs by at least 10% by 2030. As part of the Defence Reform and Efficiency Plan (which is one of the foundations of our Defence Investment Plan) we are developi...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
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