James Cartlidge MP: written questions
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Unmanned Air Systems: Higher EducationMinistry of DefenceTabled 22 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107718More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Cutting-edge drone degree to train military forces of the future unveiled, published on 21 January, how much has been spent on implementing the undergradu
Answer: The Army has provided a one-off payment of £240,000 to the New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering (NMITE) to initiate development of the undergraduate drone degree. This funding enabled NMITE to recruit academic staff and design the course whi...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordUkraine: Defence EquipmentMinistry of DefenceTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107415More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 19 January 2025 to Question 104851 on Ukraine: Defence Equipment, if he will list the additional force-protection equipment that will be upgraded.
Answer: This Government has allocated £200 million to prepare the UK Armed Forces to deploy as part of the Multinational Force Ukraine. Planning continues at pace; however, it would not be appropriate to provide mission specific detail in relation to any future U...
Answered 30 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordUkraine: Defence EquipmentMinistry of DefenceTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107414More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 19 January 2025 to Question 104851 on Ukraine: Defence Equipment, if he will list the new counter-drone protection that will be upgraded.
Answer: This Government has allocated £200 million to prepare the UK Armed Forces to deploy as part of the Multinational Force Ukraine. Planning continues at pace; however, it would not be appropriate to provide mission specific detail in relation to any future U...
Answered 30 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordUkraine: Defence EquipmentMinistry of DefenceTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107413More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 19 January 2025 to Question 104851 on Ukraine: Defence Equipment, if he will list the communication systems that will be upgraded.
Answer: This Government has allocated £200 million to prepare the UK Armed Forces to deploy as part of the Multinational Force Ukraine. Planning continues at pace; however, it would not be appropriate to provide mission specific detail in relation to any future U...
Answered 30 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordUkraine: Defence EquipmentMinistry of DefenceTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107412More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 19 January 2025 to Question 104851 on Ukraine: Defence Equipment, if he will list the vehicles that will be upgraded.
Answer: This Government has allocated £200 million to prepare the UK Armed Forces to deploy as part of the Multinational Force Ukraine. Planning continues at pace; however, it would not be appropriate to provide mission specific detail in relation to any future U...
Answered 30 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDenmark: Unmanned Air SystemsMinistry of DefenceTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107411More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the counter-drone technology currently used by the specialist RAF counter-drone unit stationed in Denmark.
Answer: There is no specialist RAF counter-drone unit currently stationed in Denmark.A small number of personnel from the RAF Regiment's No2 Counter Uncrewed Air Systems (CUAS) Wing deployed to Denmark in October 2025 at the request of the Danish Government who w...
Answered 30 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDenmark: Unmanned Air SystemsMinistry of DefenceTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107410More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many UK personnel form the specialist RAF counter-drone unit currently stationed in Denmark.
Answer: There is no specialist RAF counter-drone unit currently stationed in Denmark.A small number of personnel from the RAF Regiment's No2 Counter Uncrewed Air Systems (CUAS) Wing deployed to Denmark in October 2025 at the request of the Danish Government who w...
Answered 30 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordUnmanned Air SystemsMinistry of DefenceTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107409More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Cutting-edge drone degree to train military forces of the future unveiled, published on 21 January 2025, whether the undergraduate drone degree will invol
Answer: The undergraduate drone degree is designed to equip students with the technical skills required to build, upgrade and sustain drone systems, rather than to train them in their operational use. Some elements of the programme will involve students working w...
Answered 30 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordUnmanned Air SystemsMinistry of DefenceTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107408More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Cutting-edge drone degree to train military forces of the future unveiled, published on 21 January 2025, whether the undergraduate drone degree will invol
Answer: The undergraduate drone degree is designed to equip students with the technical skills required to build, upgrade and sustain drone systems, rather than to train them in their operational use. Some elements of the programme will involve students working w...
Answered 30 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordUnmanned Air SystemsMinistry of DefenceTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107407More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Cutting-edge drone degree to train military forces of the future unveiled, published on 21 January 2025, whether there is any funding in place to deliver
Answer: The Army has provided a one-off payment of £240,000 to the New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering (NMITE) to initiate development of the undergraduate drone degree. This funding enabled NMITE to recruit academic staff and design the course whi...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordUnmanned Air SystemsMinistry of DefenceTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107406More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Cutting-edge drone degree to train military forces of the future unveiled, published on 21 January 2026, what the total cost is of delivering the undergra
Answer: The Army has provided a one-off payment of £240,000 to the New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering (NMITE) to initiate development of the undergraduate drone degree. This funding enabled NMITE to recruit academic staff and design the course whi...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordChagos Islands: SovereigntyMinistry of DefenceTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107405More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he last discussed the transfer of sovereignty of the British Indian Ocean Territory to Mauritius with his US counterpart.
Answer: The Secretary of State for Defence speaks regularly with US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on a wide range of issues, including Diego Garcia.
Answered 26 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordChagos Islands: SovereigntyMinistry of DefenceTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107404More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to hold discussions on the transfer of sovereignty of the British Indian Ocean Territory to Mauritius with his US counterpart.
Answer: The Secretary of State for Defence speaks regularly with US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on a wide range of issues, including Diego Garcia.
Answered 26 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordUkraine: Armed ForcesMinistry of DefenceTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107403More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled UK accelerates £200 million of funding for deployment to Ukraine as air defence support stepped up, published on 9 January 2026, how much of that funding
Answer: The UK does not routinely provide detailed updates on the costs of supporting operations.Planning for the Multinational Force for Ukraine continues at pace, but we will not be drawn into further details of any future UK Armed Forces deployment, due to the...
Answered 26 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordUncrewed SystemsMinistry of DefenceTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107402More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of his timetable for publishing the Defence Investment Plan on the delivery of uncrewed systems for the armed forces.
Answer: Defence continues to manage its capabilities and programmes to ensure they are not unnecessarily impacted or delayed whilst the upcoming Defence Investment Plan (DIP) is developed. The Department is working flat out to deliver the DIP, which will be publi...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordGlobal Combat Air ProgrammeMinistry of DefenceTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107401More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of his timetable for publishing the Defence Investment Plan on his Department's expenditure plans for the Global Combat Air programme's (a) un-crewed and auto
Answer: Defence continues to manage its capabilities and programmes to ensure they are not unnecessarily impacted or delayed whilst the upcoming Defence Investment Plan (DIP) is developed. The Department is working flat out to deliver the DIP, which will be publi...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordWeapons: LasersMinistry of DefenceTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107400More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of his timetable for publishing the Defence Investment Plan on the procurement of directed energy weapons.
Answer: Defence continues to manage its capabilities and programmes to ensure they are not unnecessarily impacted or delayed whilst the upcoming Defence Investment Plan (DIP) is developed. The Department is working flat out to deliver the DIP, which will be publi...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordArtillery: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107399More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of his timetable to publish the Defence Investment Plan on the procurement of (a) new deep fires munitions and (b) associated enablers.
Answer: Defence continues to manage its capabilities and programmes to ensure they are not unnecessarily impacted or delayed whilst the upcoming Defence Investment Plan (DIP) is developed. The Department is working flat out to deliver the DIP, which will be publi...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordArtillery: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107398More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of his timetable for publishing the Defence Investment Plan on the procurement of RCH 155.
Answer: Defence continues to manage its capabilities and programmes to ensure they are not unnecessarily impacted or delayed whilst the upcoming Defence Investment Plan (DIP) is developed. The Department is working flat out to deliver the DIP, which will be publi...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordGlobal Combat Air ProgrammeMinistry of DefenceTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107397More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the time taken to publish the Defence Investment Plan on the delivery of the Global Combat Air Programme.
Answer: Defence continues to manage its capabilities and programmes to ensure they are not unnecessarily impacted or delayed whilst the upcoming Defence Investment Plan (DIP) is developed. The Department is working flat out to deliver the DIP, which will be publi...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCanada: ArmyMinistry of DefenceTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107396More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the British Army is currently utilising the British Army Training Unit Suffield.
Answer: BATUS continues to be used for both training and experimentation activity. Below are the numbers of training exercises that have taken place at BATUS in each of the last 10 financial years, including the current financial year. 18 Training exercises have ...
Answered 26 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordArtillery: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107105More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of his timetable to publish the Defence Investment Plan on the procurement of a new mobile fires platform.
Answer: Defence continues to manage its capabilities and programmes to ensure they are not unnecessarily impacted or delayed whilst the upcoming Defence Investment Plan (DIP) is developed. The Department is working flat out to deliver the DIP, which will be publi...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDefence: IndustryMinistry of DefenceTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107104More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of his timetable to publish the Defence Investment Plan on the UK defence industry.
Answer: Defence continues to manage its capabilities and programmes to ensure they are not unnecessarily impacted or delayed whilst the upcoming Defence Investment Plan (DIP) is developed. The Department is working flat out to deliver the DIP, which will be publi...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordLeonardoMinistry of DefenceTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107103More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether (a) he or (b) his ministerial colleagues have met with representatives from Leonardo UK since 1 November 2025.
Answer: Leonardo is one of Defence’s key suppliers and therefore the Defence Secretary and I continually meet with representatives from the company. Most recently, I met with Leonardo UK CEO, Clive Higgins, on 12 January 2026, and the Secretary of State was due t...
Answered 26 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordUnmanned Air Systems: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107102More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many long range one-way attack drones his Department has ordered for (a) Ukraine and (b) the British armed forces since 5 July 2024.
Answer: At the Ukraine Defence Contact Group in October 2025, the Defence Secretary confirmed that £600 million has been invested by the UK this year to accelerate drone delivery to Ukraine, with more than 85,000 military drones delivered in between April and Oct...
Answered 19 Feb 2026
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