James Cartlidge MP: written questions
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Guided Weapons: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106551More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled UK to develop new deep strike ballistic missile for Ukraine, published on 11 January 2026, how many of the new deep strike ballistic missiles will be prod
Answer: The project aims for three industry teams to each be awarded a £9 million development contract in March 2026 to design, develop and deliver their first three missiles within 12 months for test firings. Following successful testing, we plan to place a 2-ye...
Answered 22 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordGuided Weapons: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106550More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled UK to develop new deep strike ballistic missile for Ukraine, published on 11 January 2026, how many and what proportion of the missiles will be manufactur
Answer: The deadline to receive Nightfall development proposals is the 9 February 2026, with development contract(s) aimed to be awarded in March 2026. The Department aims to maximise the UK industrial content of these development contract(s).
Answered 22 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordGuided Weapons: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106549More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled UK to develop new deep strike ballistic missile for Ukraine, published on 11 January 2026, if he will list the range of vehicles from which the new deep s
Answer: The project aims for three industry teams to each be awarded a £9 million development contract in March 2026 to design, develop and deliver their first three missiles within 12 months for test firings, as well as a launch vehicle of the suppliers' choice....
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordGuided Weapons: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106548More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled UK to develop new deep strike ballistic missile for Ukraine, published on 11 January 2026, what the in service date is of the new deep strike ballistic mi
Answer: The project aims for three industry teams to each be awarded a £9 million development contract in March 2026 to design, develop and deliver their first three missiles within 12 months for test firings. We envision the first deliveries of Nightfall to Ukra...
Answered 22 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPoland: Military AidMinistry of DefenceTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106547More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled UK and Poland agree enhanced missile defence and helicopter training cooperation, published on 13 January 2026, whether the joint training will involve an
Answer: The UK and Poland will engage in joint training which will include a mix of live training and Digital Synthetic elements to maximise the benefits to both nations’ service personnel.
Answered 10 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPoland: Military AidMinistry of DefenceTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106546More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled UK and Poland agree enhanced missile defence and helicopter training cooperation, published on 13 January, how many Polish helicopter pilots will conduct
Answer: Poland is one of the UK’s strongest allies and the UK-Poland defence relationship goes from strength to strength. Cooperation under NATO’s Eastern Sentry mission sees British and Polish pilots flying together to protect Polish and NATO airspace. 8 Polish ...
Answered 22 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordGuided Weapons: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 16 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106356More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled UK to develop new deep strike ballistic missile for Ukraine, published on 11 January 2026, whether the new missiles will also be manufactured for UK armed
Answer: The new ballistic missiles developed under Project NIGHTFALL are intended to provide Ukraine with a long range-punch to counter Russian aggression. All decisions on missile capabilities we are acquiring are made in the Defence Investment Plan which will b...
Answered 21 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordGuided Weapons: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 16 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106355More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled UK to develop new deep strike ballistic missile for Ukraine, published on 11 January 2026, whether any of the new deep strike ballistic missiles will be s
Answer: The new ballistic missiles developed under Project Nightfall are intended to provide Ukraine with a long range-punch to counter Russian aggression as rapidly as possible. At this stage of the project, the Department does not envision stockpiling significa...
Answered 26 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordGuided Weapons: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 16 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106354More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled UK to develop new deep strike ballistic missile for Ukraine, published on 11 January 2026, how Nightfall will inform future Armed Forces' long range strik
Answer: At this stage, there is no plan to procure Nightfall for the UK Armed Forces, however it will inform future UK Armed Forces' long range strike projects by showing a high risk, rapid process for developing long-range capabilities, as well as de-risking key...
Answered 26 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordGuided Weapons: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 16 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106353More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled UK to develop new deep strike ballistic missile for Ukraine, published on 11 January 2026, which future Armed Forces' long range strike projects Nightfall
Answer: The new ballistic missiles developed under Project Nightfall are intended to provide Ukraine with a long range-punch to counter Russian aggression. At this stage, there is no plan to procure Nightfall for the UK Armed Forces, however it will inform future...
Answered 26 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordLife Sciences: InfrastructureDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 16 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106352More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the designation of life sciences infrastructure on the life sciences sector.
Answer: The designation of Life sciences as key national infrastructure will ensure that the Life Science sector can effectively operate in the UK, ensuring that the UK can maintain necessary health and resilience capabilities.
Answered 26 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPlanning Permission: BiodiversityDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106351More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she plans to take to help ensure that the proposed changes to Biodiversity Net Gain requirements do not delay the development of planning applications.
Answer: The Government recently announced its intention to introduce a new 0.2 ha area exemption to ease burdens on small developers and local authorities whilst maintaining nature recovery at scale. A full consultation response is coming shortly, along with an e...
Answered 21 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPlanning Permission: BiodiversityDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106350More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of proposed changes to the Biodiversity Net Gain regulations on the workload for local planning authorities.
Answer: The Government recently announced its intention to introduce a new 0.2 ha area exemption to ease burdens on small developers and local authorities whilst maintaining nature recovery at scale. A full consultation response is coming shortly, along with an e...
Answered 21 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPlanning Permission: BiodiversityDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106349More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will take steps to provide certainty for people with (a) proposals currently in the planning process and (b) planning permission already granted where Biodiversity Net Gain requ
Answer: The Government recently announced its intention to introduce a new 0.2 ha area exemption to ease burdens on small developers and local authorities whilst maintaining nature recovery at scale. A full consultation response is coming shortly, along with an e...
Answered 21 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPlanning Permission: BiodiversityDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106348More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the changes to Biodiversity Net Gain requirements on nature recovery in South Suffolk.
Answer: The Government recently announced its intention to introduce a new 0.2 ha area exemption to ease burdens on small developers and local authorities whilst maintaining nature recovery at scale. A full consultation response is coming shortly, along with an e...
Answered 21 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPlanning Permission: BiodiversityDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106347More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the evidential basis is for the proposed 0.2-hectare exemption from mandatory Biodiversity Net Gain.
Answer: The Government recently announced its intention to introduce a new 0.2 ha area exemption to ease burdens on small developers and local authorities whilst maintaining nature recovery at scale. A full consultation response is coming shortly, along with an e...
Answered 21 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Government Finance: DisadvantagedMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106346More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the weight given to deprivation within the proposed Foundation Formula in the Fair Funding Review; and how dispersed ru
Answer: The government published the Local government finance policy statement 2026-27 to 2028-29 and response to the Fair Funding Review 2.0 on Thursday 20 November, which set out the government's plans to introduce a fairer and evidence-led funding system. The ...
Answered 26 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Government FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106345More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to reopen the Fair Funding Review following consultation responses.
Answer: The government published the Local government finance policy statement 2026-27 to 2028-29 and response to the Fair Funding Review 2.0 on Thursday 20 November, which set out the government's plans to introduce a fairer and evidence-led funding system. The ...
Answered 26 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Government Services: Rural AreasMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106344More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the costs for rural authorities of delivering services across large and dispersed communities.
Answer: The government published the Local government finance policy statement 2026-27 to 2028-29 and response to the Fair Funding Review 2.0 on Thursday 20 November, which set out the government's plans to introduce a fairer and evidence-led funding system. The ...
Answered 26 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordFires: CountrysideMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106343More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many hectares of English countryside have been burnt by wildfires in the last twelve months; and what the cost was of (a) fighting the fires, (b) loss of economic activity, (
Answer: The Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs (Defra) has responsibility for land management and environmental policy, which includes environmental restoration. As outlined in the departments’ response to the Member’s question UIN 95122 on 14 Ja...
Answered 26 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordUnmanned Air Systems: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 16 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106315More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many drones his Department will purchase for (a) Ukraine and (b) the armed forces in March 2026.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 22 December 2025, to Question 100491. Work to deliver the Strategic Defence Review recommendations, including on uncrewed systems, will be prioritised appropriately against the threat as part of the futu...
Answered 21 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordNATO: StaffMinistry of DefenceTabled 16 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106314More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to make changes to the headcount of UK staff based at NATO headquarters in Brussels.
Answer: The UK is one of the largest contributors of personnel to NATO, underlining our commitment to deterrence and defence of the Euro-Atlantic Area, with personnel deployed over twenty-one countries. The UK will be increasing its footprint within The Internati...
Answered 21 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordNATO: StaffMinistry of DefenceTabled 16 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106313More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many UK staff were employed at NATO headquarters in Brussels in each of the last five financial years.
Answer: UK Defence personnel posted to NATO’s headquarters in Brussels include members of the Armed Forces and Ministry of Defence Civil Servants. These figures are captured in the table below. UK Military Staff NATO HQ BrusselsFinancial Year (FY) 2021-22FY 2022-...
Answered 21 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDefence: ExpenditureMinistry of DefenceTabled 16 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106312More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what quantum of expenditure was included in UK NATO declared GDP of defence spending arising from VAT receipts in each financial year since 2010.
Answer: It is not possible to provide that information within the time available to answer this question. I will write to the hon. Member shortly with an update and place a copy of my letter in the Library of the House.
Answered 21 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordUkraine: Peacekeeping OperationsMinistry of DefenceTabled 14 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105815More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Declaration of Intent between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, The French Republic and Ukraine relating to the deployment of multinational forces in support of the d
Answer: As stated in the Declaration of Intent, signatories will promote the participation of other nations in the Multinational Force Ukraine, including through the means of accession provided for in the international agreement and such other arrangements as are...
Answered 23 Jan 2026
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