James Cartlidge MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Forces Help to Buy SchemeMinistry of DefenceTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40530More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will provide a breakdown by rank 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 40529More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of serving personnel in the (a) Army, (b) RAF, (c) Royal Navy and (d) Royal Marines were 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 40528More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total number of serving personnel using the Forces Help to Buy Scheme is 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 40527More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the allocated budget is for funding the Forces Help to Buy Scheme for financial year 2025-2026.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence’s (MOD) Forces Help to Buy (FHTB) scheme is an enduring policy which enables Service personnel to borrow up to 50 per cent of their salary, up to a maximum of £25,000 interest-free towards the purchase of a property. As FHTB is a l...
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordForces Help to Buy SchemeMinistry of DefenceTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40526More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost of the Forces Help to Buy Scheme was in each financial year since its introduction.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence’s (MOD) Forces Help to Buy (FHTB) scheme is an enduring policy which enables Service personnel to borrow up to 50 per cent of their salary, up to a maximum of £25,000 interest-free towards the purchase of a property. As FHTB is a l...
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordForces Help to Buy SchemeMinistry of DefenceTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40525More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost of the Forces Help to Buy Scheme was since 5 July 2024.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence’s (MOD) Forces Help to Buy (FHTB) scheme is an enduring policy which enables Service personnel to borrow up to 50 per cent of their salary, up to a maximum of £25,000 interest-free towards the purchase of a property. As FHTB is a l...
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAmmunition: Lost PropertyMinistry of DefenceTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40524More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 20 March 2025 to Question 37596 on Ammunition: Lost Property and Theft, for what reason 200 rounds were lost overboard in the Solent from a Navy vessel.
Answer: An investigation into the loss of 200 rounds of ammunition from a Royal Navy vessel in 2024 concluded that the most likely cause was due to equipment failure. Appropriate measures have been put in place to prevent recurrence following an Immediate Ship's ...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPoland: Typhoon AircraftMinistry of DefenceTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40523More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his planned timetable is for deploying Typhoons to Poland.
Answer: RAF Typhoons from RAF Lossiemouth landed in Poland on 25 March 2025 as part of NATO’s commitment to maintaining regional security and airspace integrity. As the air policing role develops, further announcements will be made. We have a strong and broad def...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordNATO: Military AircraftMinistry of DefenceTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40522More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the UK's commitment to enhanced NATO air policing patrols.
Answer: The UK remains fully committed to NATO air policing. The RAF has deployed to Poland, Estonia, Iceland, Lithuania and Romania, securing Allied airspace and playing a key role in NATO’s deterrence and defence.Along with other European Allies, the UK provide...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordNATO: Armed ForcesMinistry of DefenceTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40521More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's policy is on the role of the UK in the NATO Enhanced Forward Presence.
Answer: NATO is the cornerstone of Euro-Atlantic security, and the UK’s commitment to the Alliance is unshakeable. The UK is the Framework Nation for the Forward Land Forces Battlegroup in Estonia, with UK forces deterring threats on NATO’s eastern flank. In Octo...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordUkraine: Military AircraftMinistry of DefenceTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40520More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of sending British (a) Typhoons, (b) F-35s and (c) other military aircraft to Ukraine as part of any (i) peacekeeping and (ii) reassurance force.
Answer: Following last week’s first operational planning meeting held at the UK’s Permanent Joint Operations Headquarters in Northwood, senior military personnel will continue to meet throughout this week to develop plans. The military planning meetings have focu...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: HousingMinistry of DefenceTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40519More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the annual maintenance cost is of homes on the defence estate as a result of (a) responsive repairs and (b) planned maintenance in the most recent period for which figures are available.
Answer: The annual cost of responsive repairs for Service Family Accommodation (SFA) from 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025, for the Future Defence Infrastructure Services (FDIS) Regional Accommodation Maintenance Services (RAMS) contracts, is £33,163,334. The annual...
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: HousingMinistry of DefenceTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40518More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the annual maintenance cost is for all homes on the defence estate in the most recent period for which figures are available.
Answer: The annual cost for responsive and planned maintenance for Service Family Accommodation from 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025, for the Future Defence Infrastructure Services Regional Accommodation Maintenance Services contracts, is £39,066,509.
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordUkraine: Military AircraftMinistry of DefenceTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40517More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has held discussions with his US counterpart on deploying air capabilities in Ukraine.
Answer: The Defence Secretary regularly speaks with his US and international counterparts, including on our collective support to Ukraine’s armed forces in response to Russia’s illegal and unprovoked invasion. The UK along with Allies and partners, recently held ...
Answered 27 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed ForcesMinistry of DefenceTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40516More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish minutes of his meeting with military chiefs and the Prime Minister at Permanent Joint Headquarters on 20 March 2025.
Answer: I recognise the importance of this Government's commitment to being open and transparent. However, as a former Defence Minister I hope that the hon. Gentleman will recognise that on this occasion the importance of national security outweighs this interest...
Answered 27 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: HousingMinistry of DefenceTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40515More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average rent paid per month is on the defence estate for (a) detached houses, (b) semi-detached houses, (c) terraced houses, (d) bungalows, (e) flats without lifts and (f) flats with lifts.
Answer: This information is not held. The Combined Accommodation Assessment System (CAAS) determines the accommodation charge for individual Service Family Accommodation (SFA) properties based on condition, scale, and location. SFA entitlement depends on various ...
Answered 27 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: HousingMinistry of DefenceTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40514More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many properties on the defence estate are categorised as (a) detached houses, (b) semi-detached houses, (c) terraced houses, (d) bungalows, (e) flats without lifts and (f) flats with lifts.
Answer: The information is not held in the format requested. The table below details the number of Service Family Accommodation broken down by the type of property, which is categorised by the Department as follows: Type of PropertyGarageTotal (circa)HouseNo22,61...
Answered 27 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: HousingMinistry of DefenceTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40513More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many homes on the defence estate were constructed in the years (a) since 2000, (b) 1980-1999, (c) 1960-1979, (d) 1940-1959, (e) 1900-1939 and (f) before 1900.
Answer: The table below provides the number of Service Family Accommodation homes, broken down into the decades they were constructed. Year/Decade Total2000 – to date6,0331980 – 19997,1351960 – 197916,6401940 – 195914,1921900 – 19392,640Pre 190011Unknown (no da...
Answered 27 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordReserve Forces' and Cadets' AssociationsMinistry of DefenceTabled 21 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40267More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether recommendation 6.1c of the report by his Department entitled the Review of the Reserve Forces’ and Cadets’ Associations 2019, published on 24 March 2020, (a) has been (i) implemented, (ii) paused, (iii) n
Answer: It is taking time to collate the information needed to answer the hon. Member's questions. I will write to him very shortly and will place a copy of my letter in the Library of the House.
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordReserve Forces' and Cadets' AssociationsMinistry of DefenceTabled 21 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40266More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether recommendation 6.1b of the report by his Department entitled the Review of the Reserve Forces’ and Cadets’ Associations 2019, published on 24 March 2020, (a) has been (i) implemented, (ii) paused, (iii) n
Answer: It is taking time to collate the information needed to answer the hon. Member's questions. I will write to him very shortly and will place a copy of my letter in the Library of the House.
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordReserve Forces' and Cadets' AssociationsMinistry of DefenceTabled 21 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40265More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether recommendation 6.1a of the report by his Department entitled the Review of the Reserve Forces’ and Cadets’ Associations 2019, published on 24 March 2020, (a) has been (i) implemented, (ii) paused, (iii) n
Answer: It is taking time to collate the information needed to answer the hon. Member's questions. I will write to him very shortly and will place a copy of my letter in the Library of the House.
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordReserve Forces' and Cadets' AssociationsMinistry of DefenceTabled 21 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40264More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether recommendation 5.12a of the report by his Department entitled the Review of the Reserve Forces’ and Cadets’ Associations 2019, published on 24 March 2020, (a) has been (i) implemented, (ii) paused, (iii)
Answer: It is taking time to collate the information needed to answer the hon. Member's questions. I will write to him very shortly and will place a copy of my letter in the Library of the House.
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordReserve Forces' and Cadets' AssociationsMinistry of DefenceTabled 21 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40263More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether recommendation 5.11d of the report by his Department entitled the Review of the Reserve Forces’ and Cadets’ Associations 2019, published on 24 March 2020, (a) has been (i) implemented, (ii) paused, (iii)
Answer: It is taking time to collate the information needed to answer the hon. Member's questions. I will write to him very shortly and will place a copy of my letter in the Library of the House.
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordReserve Forces' and Cadets' AssociationsMinistry of DefenceTabled 21 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40262More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether recommendation 5.11c of the report by his Department entitled the Review of the Reserve Forces’ and Cadets’ Associations 2019, published on 24 March 2020, (a) has been (i) implemented, (ii) paused, (iii)
Answer: It is taking time to collate the information needed to answer the hon. Member's questions. I will write to him very shortly and will place a copy of my letter in the Library of the House.
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordReserve Forces' and Cadets' AssociationsMinistry of DefenceTabled 21 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40261More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether recommendation 5.11b of the report by his Department entitled the Review of the Reserve Forces’ and Cadets’ Associations 2019, published on 24 March 2020, (a) has been (i) implemented, (ii) paused, (iii)
Answer: It is taking time to collate the information needed to answer the hon. Member's questions. I will write to him very shortly and will place a copy of my letter in the Library of the House.
Answered 31 Mar 2025
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