James Cartlidge MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Warships: LasersMinistry of DefenceTabled 26 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41491More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to accelerate the in service date of the DragonFire system on Royal Navy vessels during the period after 2027.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence has committed to accelerating DragonFire Laser Directed Energy Weapons (DEW) into operational capability by equipping four Navy Destroyers with this world leading system, starting in 2027. By doing this we are bringing laser techno...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 26 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41484More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many procurement orders have been submitted by his Department for approval by (a) HM Treasury and (b) Cabinet Office since 5th July 2024 for a value of (i) over £1 million, (ii) £500,000-1 million, (iii) unde
Answer: From 5 July 2024 to date, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) has submitted 39 business cases to His Majesty's Treasury (HMT) and 68 to the Cabinet Office, all of which were for expenditure over £1 million. As regards approvals by HMT, it is important to note t...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 26 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41483More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many business cases relating to procurement of new equipment or capabilities that have been submitted by his Department are currently awaiting approval by (a) HM Treasury and (b) Cabinet Office.
Answer: At the time of writing, the Ministry of Defence currently has eight business cases with His Majesty's Treasury, and seven cases with the Cabinet Office awaiting approval.
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: HousingMinistry of DefenceTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41231More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the annual cost to the public purse is of substitute service single accommodation broken down by region.
Answer: The information is not held in the format requested. The total number of Substitute Service Single Accommodation is not held by region.
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: HousingMinistry of DefenceTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41224More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the annual cost to the public purse is of substitute service single accommodation.
Answer: The total cost to the public purse for Substitute Single Service Accommodation for Financial Year 2024-25 is £75,240,044. This figure includes rent, monthly service fees and utilities costs. However, utilities data for March 2025 is not yet available.
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: HousingMinistry of DefenceTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41223More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the entitlement requirements for an application to live in Substitute Service Single Accommodation.
Answer: Individuals are permitted to occupy Substitute Service Single Accommodation (SSSA) up to two working days prior to the date of posting to a new place of duty subject to the following criteria: a. Single Living Accommodation (SLA) is not available (at the ...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: HousingMinistry of DefenceTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41222More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Substitute Service Single Accommodation properties are in use.
Answer: As at 25 March 2025, 4,551 Service personnel live in Substitute Service Single Accommodation (SSSA). This figure is based on Regular and Reserve Personnel. 2,792 properties are used as SSSA to house Service personnel.
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: HousingMinistry of DefenceTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41221More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel live in Substitute Service Single Accommodation as of 25 March 2025.
Answer: As at 25 March 2025, 4,551 Service personnel live in Substitute Service Single Accommodation (SSSA). This figure is based on Regular and Reserve Personnel. 2,792 properties are used as SSSA to house Service personnel.
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBomb Disposal: Health HazardsMinistry of DefenceTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41220More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to help prevent service personnel working in the bomb disposal portfolio from contracting medical diseases.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is committed to the health and safety of our people and we have robust policies and processes in place to ensure Defence activities are conducted in a safe manner. We will keep the evidence base for associations between milit...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordBomb Disposal: Health HazardsMinistry of DefenceTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41219More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will launch an investigation into the potential medical impact of work in the bomb disposal portfolio on service personnel.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is committed to the health and safety of our people and we have robust policies and processes in place to ensure Defence activities are conducted in a safe manner. We will keep the evidence base for associations between milit...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordA400m Aircraft: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41218More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to order additional A400M aircraft this Parliament.
Answer: All capability requirements, including those for tactical airlift, are being considered as part of the Strategic Defence Review process.
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordUkraine: Peacekeeping OperationsMinistry of DefenceTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41217More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has has with his US counterpart on a security guarantee in the event of a UK peacekeeping or reassurance force in Ukraine.
Answer: The Defence Secretary regularly speaks with his US and international counterparts, including on our collective support to Ukraine’s armed forces. The UK, along with a number of allies and partners, held further discussions this week at the Permanent Joint...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordUkraine: Peacekeeping OperationsMinistry of DefenceTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41216More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has had discussions on the rules of engagement for a potential UK peacekeeping or reassurance force in Ukraine.
Answer: The UK is playing a leading role in accelerating work on security guarantees for Ukraine. Operational planning continues but it is long-standing Government policy not to comment on Rules of Engagement. The only person who would benefit from that is Putin.
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordUkraine: Peacekeeping OperationsMinistry of DefenceTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41215More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether a UK peacekeeping or reassurance force in Ukraine would in principle cover (a) land, (b) sea, (c) air, (d) space and (e) cyber domains.
Answer: The Prime Minister has been clear that we must all come together to support Ukraine to remain in the fight and back US efforts to make real progress to ensure Ukraine can defend itself from future Russian aggression. Planning so far has looked across the ...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordUkraine: Peacekeeping OperationsMinistry of DefenceTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41214More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the other countries in the coalition of the willing that have committed in principle to deploy troops to Ukraine in a peacekeeping or reassurance capacity.
Answer: With France, the UK is leading plans to put together a Coalition of the Willing. 31 nations joined a planning meeting last week at the Permanent Joint Headquarters, with over 200 military planners convening this week for further meetings focused on how we...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordUkraine: Peacekeeping OperationsMinistry of DefenceTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41213More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of his Department’s stockpile levels in the context of proposals to send a British peacekeeping force to Ukraine.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence remains fully engaged with industry, allies and partners to ensure that stockpile levels are sufficient to support current and future operations. Defence stockpile levels are classified and therefore any further commentary would be...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordUkraine: Peacekeeping OperationsMinistry of DefenceTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41212More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to expedite the publication of the Strategic Defence Review in the context of proposals to send a British peacekeeping force to Ukraine.
Answer: As the Prime Minister reported in his Statement on Defence and Security in the House of Commons, the Strategic Defence Review is advanced, and he will lay it in Parliament as soon as he can. The Report, which will be published in the Spring, will help set...
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMilitary Aircraft: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41211More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the oral Answer to the hon. Member for Dumfries and Galloway of 24 March 2025, Official Report, Column 632, if he will list all the candidates he has met with regarding a Jet Trainer replacement
Answer: Ministers and officials from the Ministry of Defence regularly meet for routine discussions with a range of defence sector aerospace companies, including those who produce jet trainer aircraft. The UK’s Hawk T1 aircraft is scheduled to remain in service u...
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMilitary Aircraft: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41210More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the oral Answer to the hon. Member for Dumfries and Galloway of 24 March 2025, Official Report, Column 632, if he will list all British candidates he has met with regarding a Jet Trainer replace
Answer: Ministers and officials from the Ministry of Defence regularly meet for routine discussions with a range of defence sector aerospace companies, including those who produce jet trainer aircraft. The UK’s Hawk T1 aircraft is scheduled to remain in service u...
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordADHD: South SuffolkDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41209More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of restricting the patient’s Right To Choose service on people with ADHD in South Suffolk.
Answer: The Government is committed to patients, including those with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in South Suffolk, having the right to choose their provider when referred to consultant-led treatment, or to a mental health professional, for their fir...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordADHD: South SuffolkDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41208More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to avoid potential late diagnosis of ADHD for patients in South Suffolk.
Answer: It is the responsibility of the integrated care boards (ICBs) in England to make available appropriate provision to meet the health and care needs of their local population, including assessments for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), in lin...
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPupils: South SuffolkDepartment for EducationTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41207More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans her Department has to tackle persistent absences in secondary schools in South Suffolk.
Answer: This government is determined to tackle the generational challenge of school absence. Missing school regularly is harmful to a child’s attainment, safety and physical and mental health, which limits their opportunity to succeed. There is evidence that mor...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: South SuffolkDepartment for EducationTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41206More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of SEND funding in South Suffolk.
Answer: This government’s ambition is that all children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) receive the right support to succeed in their education and as they move into adult life.Following the Autumn Budget 2024, the departme...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordForces Help to Buy SchemeMinistry of DefenceTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40532More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will provide a breakdown by age of the number of service personnel using the Forces Help to Buy Scheme as of 24 March 2025.
Answer: Data on the Forces Help to Buy (FHTB) scheme is routinely published by the Ministry of Defence, with the next release scheduled for May 2025. The latest published data as at 31 December 2024 can be found at the following gov.uk link:www.gov.uk/government/...
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordForces Help to Buy SchemeMinistry of DefenceTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40531More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will provide a breakdown by marital status of the number of service personnel using the Forces Help to Buy Scheme as of 24 March 2025.
Answer: Data on the Forces Help to Buy (FHTB) scheme is routinely published by the Ministry of Defence, with the next release scheduled for May 2025. The latest published data as at 31 December 2024 can be found at the following gov.uk link:www.gov.uk/government/...
Answered 31 Mar 2025
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