James Cartlidge MP: written questions
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Defence: ReformMinistry of DefenceTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42026More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will (a) publish and (b) deposit a paper in the library of the House of Commons details of the Defence Reform Model.
Answer: Defence Reform is delivering meaningful change through a phased approach over the course of this parliament to reform Defence. However, it is too early to capture the required level of investment in this programme of work, which we expect will deliver net...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42025More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 2.8 of the Spring Statement, 26 March 2025, what his planned timetable is to achieve his target for rapid commercial exploitation to have a three-months cycle.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence is reforming its acquisition system to deliver defence capabilities at greater pace, drive productivity and secure the best possible value for money, under the leadership of a new National Armaments Director.A timescale for practic...
Answered 4 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42024More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 2.8 of the Spring Statement, 26 March 2025, what his planned timetable is for achieving pace-setting modular upgrades to have an average of one year to contract.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence is reforming its acquisition system to deliver defence capabilities at greater pace, drive productivity and secure the best possible value for money, under the leadership of a new National Armaments Director.A timescale for practic...
Answered 4 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42023More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 2.8 of the Spring Statement, 26 March 2025, when he plans to achieve his target for major platforms to have an average of two years to contract.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence is reforming its acquisition system to deliver defence capabilities at greater pace, drive productivity and secure the best possible value for money, under the leadership of a new National Armaments Director.A timescale for practic...
Answered 4 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41899More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 2.8 of the Spring Statement, 26 March 2025, whether he plans to set a formal target for end to end procurement time for major platforms.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence is reforming its acquisition system to deliver defence capabilities at greater pace, secure the best possible value for money and support growth, under the leadership of a new National Armaments Director. These reforms will enable ...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordTechnology: ResearchMinistry of DefenceTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41898More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 2.8 of the Spring Statement, 26 March 2025, what his Department's definition of novel technology is.
Answer: At the Chancellor’s Spring Statement the Ministry of Defence (MOD) committed to establishing UK Defence Innovation (UKDI). This new body will simplify and consolidate the current MOD structures for innovation. The Spring Statement also confirmed that from...
Answered 4 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: HousingMinistry of DefenceTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41897More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the forecasted cost of the Rented Living Accommodation Project has changed since 5 July 2024.
Answer: The average annual cost of the Rented Living Accommodation Project (RLAP) is £80 million. The RLAP Contract is due for renewal on 1 April 2027. The overall forecast cost for RLAP has not changed since 5 July 2024.
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: HousingMinistry of DefenceTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41896More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the Rented Living Accommodation Project is due for renewal.
Answer: The average annual cost of the Rented Living Accommodation Project (RLAP) is £80 million. The RLAP Contract is due for renewal on 1 April 2027. The overall forecast cost for RLAP has not changed since 5 July 2024.
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: HousingMinistry of DefenceTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41895More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the annual cost is of the Rented Living Accommodation Project.
Answer: The average annual cost of the Rented Living Accommodation Project (RLAP) is £80 million. The RLAP Contract is due for renewal on 1 April 2027. The overall forecast cost for RLAP has not changed since 5 July 2024.
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: HousingMinistry of DefenceTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41894More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many dual serving service personnel are living in Substitute Service Family Accommodation.
Answer: As of 28 March 2025, there were 174 Service personnel and their families, living in Substitute Service Family Accommodation (SSFA). Information on the number of Service personnel living in SSFA by rank or by the number of dual Serving Service personnel is...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: HousingMinistry of DefenceTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41893More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the annual cost is of Substitute Service Family Accommodation by region.
Answer: As of 28 March 2025, 174 Substitute Service Family Accommodation (SSFA) properties are in use in the United Kingdom. The cost of SSFA for financial year 2024-25 is £1.28 million. Information regarding the annual cost of SSFA by region is not held.
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: HousingMinistry of DefenceTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41892More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the annual cost is of Substitute Service Family Accommodation.
Answer: As of 28 March 2025, 174 Substitute Service Family Accommodation (SSFA) properties are in use in the United Kingdom. The cost of SSFA for financial year 2024-25 is £1.28 million. Information regarding the annual cost of SSFA by region is not held.
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: HousingMinistry of DefenceTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41891More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the entitlement requirements are for an application to live in Substitute Service Family Accommodation.
Answer: When Service Family Accommodation (SFA) is unavailable on assignment to a new duty unit, Service personnel who are married and accompanied by their family, registered in a civil partnership, a lone single parent, or are married unaccompanied fulfilling ce...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: HousingMinistry of DefenceTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41890More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel were living in Substitute Service Family Accommodation by rank as of 27 March 2025.
Answer: As of 28 March 2025, there were 174 Service personnel and their families, living in Substitute Service Family Accommodation (SSFA). Information on the number of Service personnel living in SSFA by rank or by the number of dual Serving Service personnel is...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: HousingMinistry of DefenceTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41889More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Substitute Service Family Accommodation properties are in use in the United Kingdom.
Answer: As of 28 March 2025, 174 Substitute Service Family Accommodation (SSFA) properties are in use in the United Kingdom. The cost of SSFA for financial year 2024-25 is £1.28 million. Information regarding the annual cost of SSFA by region is not held.
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: HousingMinistry of DefenceTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41888More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel live in Substitute Service Family Accommodation.
Answer: As of 28 March 2025, there were 174 Service personnel and their families, living in Substitute Service Family Accommodation (SSFA). Information on the number of Service personnel living in SSFA by rank or by the number of dual Serving Service personnel is...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: HousingMinistry of DefenceTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41887More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether there are any benefits that are provided to a service person living in Substitute Service Single Accommodation that would not be provided to a service person living in private accommodation.
Answer: Substitute Service Single Accommodation (SSSA) exists to accommodate Service personnel who are entitled to Single Living Accommodation (SLA) at their primary duty unit where none is available. SSSA is intended to mirror the conditions of SLA in so far as ...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: HousingMinistry of DefenceTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41886More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the annual cost to his Department for Substitute Service Single Accommodation is, by region.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 31 March 2025, to Question 41231.
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordEstonia: Foreign RelationsMinistry of DefenceTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41885More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish a summary of his discussions with his Estonian counterpart that took place on 26 March 2025.
Answer: As I am sure the hon. Gentleman will understand, we do not routinely publish readouts after individual bilateral meetings. The Secretary of State had productive discussions with his Estonian counterpart about our bilateral cooperation with Estonia and our...
Answered 4 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: ReformMinistry of DefenceTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41884More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Spring Statement on 26 March 2025, what the forecasted cost to establish the Defence Reform Model is.
Answer: Defence Reform is delivering meaningful change through a phased approach over the course of this parliament to reform Defence. However, it is too early to capture the required level of investment in this programme of work, which we expect will deliver net...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordNorth Korea: UkraineMinistry of DefenceTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41883More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the (a) extent and (b) nature of military support from North Korea to Russia’s campaign against Ukraine.
Answer: The military co-operation between Russia and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) has serious security implications for Europe and the Indo-Pacific. North Korea already sends significant munitions and arms to Russia, in direct violation of mul...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: FinanceMinistry of DefenceTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41882More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Outline Business Cases are being considered by Departmental Spend Control Approvals.
Answer: In year controls are used across the Department to manage its performance against the Defence budget as part of good financial management. This is separate to the full business case scrutiny process which continues as usual.
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordNATO: Armed ForcesMinistry of DefenceTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41881More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many British service personnel are deployed to (a) Estonia, (b) Latvia, (c) Lithuania and (d) Poland as part of the UK contribution to the NATO Enhanced Forward Presence.
Answer: As part of the UK contribution to the NATO Enhanced Forward presence, circa 1,300 British Service personnel are deployed to Estonia and circa 100 to Poland. The UK does not contribute forces to Latvia or Lithuania within the context of NATO’s Enhanced For...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordNATO: Military ExercisesMinistry of DefenceTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41880More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what size force he intends to send on Exercise Hedgehog in May 2025.
Answer: The UK has endorsed the deployment of 4 Brigade and four Typhoons to Exercise HEDGEHOG. The UK will provide roughly 2,500 Service personnel towards the exercise, in addition to the Forward Land Forces armoured battle group already deployed in Estonia, com...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordUkraine: Peacekeeping OperationsMinistry of DefenceTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41872More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has considered a derogation from the European Convention on Human Rights in the event of the deployment in Ukraine of a British (a) peacekeeping and (b) reassurance force.
Answer: The Government is leading detailed military planning, along with allies and partners, to develop potential security guarantees for Ukraine. As longstanding practice over many decades, the UK complies fully with UK and international law whenever it conduct...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
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