James Cartlidge MP: written questions 2024
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Ministry of Defence: StaffMinistry of DefenceTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19377More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 12 March 2024 to Question 18057, how many such complaints his Department received between (a) 1 January and 31 March, (b) 1 April and 5 July and (c) 6 July and 11 December 2024.
Answer: The tables below show the number of reported complaints relating to Service Family Accommodation and Single Living Accommodation between 1 January and 31 March, 1 April and 5 July and 6 July and 11 December 2024. Service Family AccommodationDatesNumber of...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: HousingMinistry of DefenceTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19376More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department plans to spend on (a) upgrading and (b) otherwise maintaining (i) single living accommodation and (ii) service families accommodation in (A) the 2024-25 financial year and (B) each remaini
Answer: The forecast spend for maintaining and improving Service Family Accommodation (SFA) in financial year (FY) 2024-25 is circa £400 million. Of this, circa £131 million is to be spent on improving/upgrading SFA and circa £309 million is to be spent on mainte...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordStrategic Defence ReviewMinistry of DefenceTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19375More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to publish his response to the Strategic Defence Review at the same time as the Spending Review.
Answer: The Reviewers will make their final report to the Prime Minister, Chancellor of the Exchequer and Defence Secretary in the first half of 2025. The Secretary of State for Defence will subsequently report the Strategic Defence Review to Parliament. Ahead of...
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPoland: Guided WeaponsMinistry of DefenceTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19374More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress his Department has made on the Narew UK-Poland missile defence partnership.
Answer: Further to finalisation of a contract between Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa (PGZ) and MBDA(UK), Polish and UK industry are now delivering the Narew air defence contract worth over £4 billion. The deal was supported by UK Export Finance.
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: Private EducationMinistry of DefenceTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19373More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an estimate of the potential cost to his Department of the Continuity of Education Allowance for financial year (a) 2024-25, (b) 2025-26, (c) 2026-27, (d) 2027-28 and (e ) 2028-29.
Answer: Following the Continuity of Education Allowance (CEA) in year re-rating exercise, the cost of the allowance for Financial Year 2024-25 is £95 million. The cost for Financial Year 2025-2026 is estimated at £104.4 million (based on current rates and cost). ...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordNuclear-free Zones: TreatiesMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18988More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with his US counterparts on the application of the Treaty of Pelindaba to Diego Garcia.
Answer: The Secretary of State holds regular meetings with US counterparts where they cover a range of issues, including the sovereignty negotiations for the Chagos Archipelago.
Answered 18 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordChina: MauritiusForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18987More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2024 to Question 16475 on China: Mauritius, whether he plans to monitor the (a) implementation and (b) potential implications for his pol
Answer: As with previous FOCAC commitments we will monitor their implementation and implications for UK policy. The UK will take a consistent and pragmatic approach to China's role in Africa - we will cooperate where we can, compete where we have different intere...
Answered 6 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordNuclear-free Zones: TreatiesMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18986More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2024 to Question 16455 on Nuclear-free Zones: Treaties, whether the proposed treaty with Mauritius on the sovereignty of the Chagos Islands will include an exemption for the m
Answer: With reference to the answers that I provided to questions 16455 and 18117, asked by the Rt Hon Member for Rayleigh and Wickford, the UK’s primary goal throughout negotiations was to protect the joint UK-US military base on Diego Garcia, which plays a cru...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordArmyMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18985More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 5 November 2024 to Question 12029 on Army and with reference to the keynote recording of the Chief of the General Staff at the RUSI Land Warfare Conference 2024, published on 23 June 202
Answer: Ministers are fully supportive of the Chief of the General Staff’s ambition to double the fighting power of the British Army by 2027 and treble it by 2030, which is in line with the Departmental priorities for the British Army.
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: Employers' ContributionsMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18984More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 4 November 2024 to Question 11939 on Ministry of Defence: Employers Contributions, how much of the cost of employer National Insurance contributions will be covered by additional direct
Answer: His Majesty’s Treasury has confirmed they will provide funding for the increased cost of National Insurance contributions for the Department. I will write to the hon. Member to confirm the amount once this has been finalised and will place a copy of my le...
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: Private EducationMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18983More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish an assessment of the potential impact of VAT on school fees on children of service families who are (a) in receipt of Continuity of Education Allowance and (b) attending an independent school b
Answer: The Ministry of Defence (MOD) provides Continuity of Education Allowance (CEA) to Service personnel to minimise the disruption to their children’s education caused by service commitments involving frequent moves of the family home. Their circumstances mus...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: Employers' ContributionsMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18982More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 4 November to Question 11939 on Ministry of Defence: Employers Contributions, if he will list the total cost to his Department from the employer National Insurance Contributions announce
Answer: His Majesty's Treasury has confirmed they will provide funding towards the increased cost of National Insurance contributions for the Department.The additional cost of employer National Insurance contributions in future years will be subject to changes in...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: HousingMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18981More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Written Statement by the then Minister for Defence Procurement on 13 November 2023 on Service Family Accommodation and Winter Planning, HCWS28, whether he plans to make a Ministerial Stateme
Answer: The Ministry of Defence currently has no plans to make a Ministerial Statement outlining the Department’s planned programme of work to support Service Family Accommodation this winter.
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: HousingMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18980More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October to Question 1829 on Armed Forces: Housing, how many upgraded heating solutions (a) were complete before 14 October 2024 and (b) will be completed in the remainder of the finan
Answer: Of the 600 Service Family Accommodation (SFA) identified for insulation improvements, 491 SFA still have workers onsite with 109 out of the 600 completed. 42 of these were completed by 14 October 2024. All projects are currently expected to be completed b...
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: HousingMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18979More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October to Question 1829 on Armed Forces: Housing, how many minor damp and mould improvement packages (a) were completed before 14 October 2024 and (b) will be completed in the remain
Answer: Of the 600 Service Family Accommodation (SFA) identified for insulation improvements, 491 SFA still have workers onsite with 109 out of the 600 completed. 42 of these were completed by 14 October 2024. All projects are currently expected to be completed b...
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: HousingMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18978More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October to Question 1829, on Armed Forces: Housing, how many of the 200 long-term empty home refurbishments (a) were completed by 14 October 2024 and (b) will be completed in the rema
Answer: Of the 600 Service Family Accommodation (SFA) identified for insulation improvements, 491 SFA still have workers onsite with 109 out of the 600 completed. 42 of these were completed by 14 October 2024. All projects are currently expected to be completed b...
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: HousingMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18977More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October to Question 1829, on Armed Forces: Housing, how many of the 1,000 long-term damp and mould remediations (a) were completed by 14 October and (b) will be completed in the remai
Answer: Of the 600 Service Family Accommodation (SFA) identified for insulation improvements, 491 SFA still have workers onsite with 109 out of the 600 completed. 42 of these were completed by 14 October 2024. All projects are currently expected to be completed b...
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: HousingMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18976More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October to Question 1829, on Armed Forces: Housing, how many of the 600 home insulation improvements have (a) been completed before 14 October 2024 and (b) will be completed in the re
Answer: Of the 600 Service Family Accommodation (SFA) identified for insulation improvements, 491 SFA still have workers onsite with 109 out of the 600 completed. 42 of these were completed by 14 October 2024. All projects are currently expected to be completed b...
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: HousingMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18975More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many individual Service Family Accommodation properties will have received new extractor fans (a) between 5 July 2024 and 10 December 2024 and (b) in the remainder of the current financial year.
Answer: 3,412 Service Family Accommodation (SFA) properties received a damp and mould treatment between 5 July and 10 December 2024. Data for the remainder of the current Financial Year (FY) cannot be provided as damp and mould is dealt with on a case-by-case bas...
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: HousingMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18974More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many individual Service Family Accommodation properties will have received new boilers (a) between 5 July 2024 and 10 December 2024 and (b) in the remainder of the current financial year.
Answer: 3,412 Service Family Accommodation (SFA) properties received a damp and mould treatment between 5 July and 10 December 2024. Data for the remainder of the current Financial Year (FY) cannot be provided as damp and mould is dealt with on a case-by-case bas...
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: HousingMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18973More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many individual Service Family Accommodation properties will have received new double glazing windows (a) between 5 July 2024 and 10 December 2024 and (b) in the remainder of the current financial year.
Answer: 3,412 Service Family Accommodation (SFA) properties received a damp and mould treatment between 5 July and 10 December 2024. Data for the remainder of the current Financial Year (FY) cannot be provided as damp and mould is dealt with on a case-by-case bas...
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: HousingMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18972More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many individual Service Family Accommodation properties will have received new external doors (a) between 5 July 2024 and 10 December 2024 and (b) in the remainder of the current financial year.
Answer: 3,412 Service Family Accommodation (SFA) properties received a damp and mould treatment between 5 July and 10 December 2024. Data for the remainder of the current Financial Year (FY) cannot be provided as damp and mould is dealt with on a case-by-case bas...
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: HousingMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18971More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many individual Service Family Accommodation properties will have received new windows (a) between 5 July 2024 and 10 December 2024 and (b) in the remainder of the current financial year.
Answer: 3,412 Service Family Accommodation (SFA) properties received a damp and mould treatment between 5 July and 10 December 2024. Data for the remainder of the current Financial Year (FY) cannot be provided as damp and mould is dealt with on a case-by-case bas...
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: HousingMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18970More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what types of damp and mould treatment are used for Service Family Accommodation.
Answer: Damp and mould treatments used for Service Family Accommodation are specific to the severity level of the damp and mould at the property. The treatments for each level can be found below: Level 1: Minor – wash and treat with mould inhibitor detergent.Leve...
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: HousingMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18969More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many individual Service Family Accommodation properties will have received a damp and mould treatment (a) between 5 July 2024 and 10 December 2024 and (b) in the remainder of the current financial year.
Answer: 3,412 Service Family Accommodation (SFA) properties received a damp and mould treatment between 5 July and 10 December 2024. Data for the remainder of the current Financial Year (FY) cannot be provided as damp and mould is dealt with on a case-by-case bas...
Answered 17 Dec 2024
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