James Cartlidge MP: written questions
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Adoption and Special Guardianship Support FundDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36711More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to extend the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund beyond 31 March 2025.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member for South Suffolk to the answer of 29 January 2025 to Question 26025.
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: HousingMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36710More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his target date is for the launch of the Defence Homes website.
Answer: Work on a new Military Housing Strategy has begun, with plans for publication in Summer 2025. The Defence Infrastructure Organisation’s (DIO) Year three Review of the Future Defence Infrastructure Service Accommodation Contracts has started and is on targ...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence Infrastructure Organisation: ReviewsMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36709More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his target date is for the completion of the Defence Infrastructure Organisation’s Year 3 review.
Answer: Work on a new Military Housing Strategy has begun, with plans for publication in Summer 2025. The Defence Infrastructure Organisation’s (DIO) Year three Review of the Future Defence Infrastructure Service Accommodation Contracts has started and is on targ...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: HousingMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36708More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his target date is for the publication of the Military Housing Strategy.
Answer: Work on a new Military Housing Strategy has begun, with plans for publication in Summer 2025. The Defence Infrastructure Organisation’s (DIO) Year three Review of the Future Defence Infrastructure Service Accommodation Contracts has started and is on targ...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordUkraine: Intelligence ServicesMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36707More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with his US counterpart on sharing US-derived intelligence with the Government of Ukraine.
Answer: The Defence Secretary regularly speaks with his US counterpart, most recently on 6 March 2025, regarding our collective support to Ukraine’s armed forces in response to Russia’s illegal and unprovoked invasion. It is standard practice not to comment on th...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: PensionsMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36706More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of reports that pension funds have chosen not to categorise investments in defence companies as ethical.
Answer: We are rightly proud of our world-leading defence industry and recognise the vital role it will play in rising to the challenge of our more dangerous and contested world. The Defence Industrial Strategy Statement of Intent, published in December last year...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: ExpenditureTreasuryTabled 7 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36439More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Prime Minister’s Oral Statement of 25 February 2025 on Defence and Security, whether she plans to hold any of the announced uplift to defence spending as a reserve.
Answer: On 25 February 2025 the Prime Minister announced that NATO qualifying defence spending will increase to 2.5% GDP by 2027-28. Final budgets for departments for the Spending Review period will be announced on 11 June 2025.
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: ExpenditureTreasuryTabled 7 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36438More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Prime Minister’s Oral Statement of 25 February 2025 on Defence and Security, whether all of the announced uplift to defence spending will be allocated to the Ministry of Defence.
Answer: On 25 February 2025 the Prime Minister announced that NATO qualifying defence spending will increase to 2.5% GDP by 2027-28. Final budgets for departments for the Spending Review period will be announced on 11 June 2025.
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHMS Lancaster: Guided WeaponsMinistry of DefenceTabled 7 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36437More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to expand the deployment of Peregrine on naval vessels beyond HMS Lancaster.
Answer: The performance of the Peregrine system has been continuously monitored since it was deployed on HMS Lancaster, and it continues to be assessed. There is a significant focus on improving integration and maximising performance as the crew's operating exper...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHMS Lancaster: Guided WeaponsMinistry of DefenceTabled 7 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36436More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the deployment of Peregrine on HMS Lancaster.
Answer: The performance of the Peregrine system has been continuously monitored since it was deployed on HMS Lancaster, and it continues to be assessed. There is a significant focus on improving integration and maximising performance as the crew's operating exper...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordUnmanned Air SystemsMinistry of DefenceTabled 7 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36435More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made on Project Tiquila.
Answer: Project TIQUILA is delivering next-generation Remotely Piloted Air Systems (RPAS) that will enhance decision superiority and enable the delivery of kinetic effects on the modern battlefield. Project TIQUILA has delivered VXE30 and INDAGO 4 equipment to fr...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordUnmanned Air SystemsMinistry of DefenceTabled 7 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36434More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the out of service date is for Desert Hawk III.
Answer: Project TIQUILA is delivering next-generation Remotely Piloted Air Systems (RPAS) that will enhance decision superiority and enable the delivery of kinetic effects on the modern battlefield. Project TIQUILA has delivered VXE30 and INDAGO 4 equipment to fr...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordUnmanned Air SystemsMinistry of DefenceTabled 7 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36433More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when Indago 4 will reach minimum deployable capability.
Answer: Project TIQUILA is delivering next-generation Remotely Piloted Air Systems (RPAS) that will enhance decision superiority and enable the delivery of kinetic effects on the modern battlefield. Project TIQUILA has delivered VXE30 and INDAGO 4 equipment to fr...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordUnmanned Air SystemsMinistry of DefenceTabled 7 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36432More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the VXE30 drone will reach minimum deployable capability.
Answer: Project TIQUILA is delivering next-generation Remotely Piloted Air Systems (RPAS) that will enhance decision superiority and enable the delivery of kinetic effects on the modern battlefield. Project TIQUILA has delivered VXE30 and INDAGO 4 equipment to fr...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: HousingMinistry of DefenceTabled 7 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36431More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to implement the Modernised Accommodation Offer.
Answer: This Government is clear that our people are our greatest strength, and provision of Service accommodation is essential to their operational effectiveness. An attractive accommodation offer helps deliver military capability and contributes to retaining Se...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordGuided Weapons: Manufacturing IndustriesMinistry of DefenceTabled 7 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36430More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the £1.6bn funding for air defence missiles announced on 2 March 2025, whether he has held discussions with relevant stakeholders on a potential expansion of the Belfast manufacturing site.
Answer: Any expansion of the Thales manufacturing site in Belfast would be a matter between the company and the local authorities in Northern Ireland.
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: National SecurityMinistry of DefenceTabled 7 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36429More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether there have been any changes to the process of issuing security clearances to representatives of defence businesses by his Department since 5 July 2024.
Answer: UKSV (Cabinet Office) is the sole provider of National Security Vetting and is responsible for issuing security clearances. Ministry of Defence (MOD), including Defence suppliers accredited by MOD to act as a sponsor for National Security Vetting, is a cu...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: National SecurityMinistry of DefenceTabled 7 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36428More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average time taken was for the issuing of security clearances by his Department for businesses in the defence sector in the latest period for which data is available.
Answer: UKSV (Cabinet Office) is the sole provider of National Security Vetting and is responsible for issuing security clearances. Ministry of Defence (MOD), including Defence suppliers accredited by MOD to act as a sponsor for National Security Vetting, is a cu...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordUkraine: Intelligence ServicesMinistry of DefenceTabled 7 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36427More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the decision by the US to pause intelligence sharing with Ukraine on the use of UK RC-135W Rivet Joint to support intelligence gathering for Ukraine.
Answer: There is a long-standing position of successive Governments not to comment on specific intelligence capabilities or detail concerning intelligence operations.
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordUkraine: Intelligence ServicesMinistry of DefenceTabled 7 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36426More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the decision by the US to pause intelligence sharing with Ukraine on the use of Storm Shadow missiles supplied by Britain.
Answer: There is a long-standing position of successive Governments not to comment on specific intelligence capabilities or detail concerning intelligence operations.
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordUkraine: Intelligence ServicesMinistry of DefenceTabled 7 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36425More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential implication for his policies of the decision by the US to pause intelligence sharing with Ukraine.
Answer: There is a long-standing position of successive Governments not to comment on specific intelligence capabilities or detail concerning intelligence operations.
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordIntelligence Services: FinanceMinistry of DefenceTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36105More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 5 March 2025 to Question 33516 on Defence: Finance, whether his plan to spend 2.5% of GDP on defence expenditure in the 2026-27 financial year includes expenditure on the intelligence an
Answer: The Prime Minister has announced that the definition of defence spending will be updated to recognise what our security and intelligence agencies do to boost our security, as well as our military. That, combined with the increase to defence spending, will...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordStrategic Defence Review: Nuclear WeaponsMinistry of DefenceTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36104More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Strategic Defence Review will consider the UK's nuclear capability.
Answer: As stated in the Strategic Defence Review's published Terms of Reference, the Government has a total commitment to the independent UK nuclear deterrent. The Review is considering the efficiency and effectiveness of the nuclear programme.As a Government we...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordUnmanned Marine SystemsMinistry of DefenceTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35729More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his target in service date is for CETUS.
Answer: CETUS is undergoing Integrated Test, Evaluation and Acceptance trials which are expected to complete in the summer, before handover to the Royal Navy. This is six months later than planned because of an amendment to the original design of the vessel. CETU...
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordNATO: SubmarinesMinistry of DefenceTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35728More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress has been made on the NATO anti-submarine warfare barrier smart defence initiative.
Answer: The Smart Defence Initiative is one part of our portfolio of work to maintain operational advantage in the underwater domain. Subject to Strategic Defence Review outcomes it will be deployed alongside other fixed and crewed systems and will be complimente...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
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