James Cartlidge MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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EU Countries: Military AlliancesMinistry of DefenceTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95707More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the policy paper entitled Security and defence partnership between the European Union and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, published on 19 May 2025, how many defence con
Answer: The Security and Defence Partnership agreed with the European Union on 19 May is an example of this Government's commitment to delivering on its manifesto pledges to strengthen European security, support economic growth, and reinforce NATO. We are working...
Answered 4 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordEU Countries: Military AlliancesMinistry of DefenceTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95706More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the policy paper entitled Security and defence partnership between the European Union and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, published on 19 May 2025, if he will state the
Answer: The Security and Defence Partnership agreed with the European Union on 19 May is an example of this Government's commitment to delivering on its manifesto pledges to strengthen European security, support economic growth, and reinforce NATO. We are working...
Answered 4 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordGuided Weapons: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95705More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many mobile launchers will Project Nightfall deliver.
Answer: The number of mobile launchers for Project Nightfall is not yet confirmed, as it will depend on the solutions presented by industry, including how many effectors can be carried by a single launcher.
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: ContractsMinistry of DefenceTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95704More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 27 November 2025 to Question 93964 on Defence: Contracts, how many of the 1,000 signed contracts are valued below £5 million.
Answer: The Department can confirm that, out of 1,000 signed contracts, 561 have a value of less than £5 million.
Answered 4 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: ContractsMinistry of DefenceTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95703More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 27 November 2025 to Question 93964 on Defence: Contracts, if he will name the (a) six companies with contracts valued above £500 million and (b) 26 companies with contracts valued betwee
Answer: The Department has been able to provide the six companies with contracts valued above £500 million. These suppliers can be found in the attachments provided. The Department has been able to provide some of the twenty-six companies with contracts valued be...
Answered 4 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAUKUSMinistry of DefenceTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95702More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he attends meetings between the Prime Minister and the Special Representative on AUKUS.
Answer: The Prime Minister, Defence Secretary and the Prime Minister's Special Representative, Sir Stephen Lovegrove regularly engage on all matters relating to the AUKUS partnership. These discussions help ensure AUKUS is being pursued as a whole-of-Government e...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAUKUSMinistry of DefenceTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95701More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to increase the number of staff supporting the special representative on AUKUS.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence is planning to provide two secondees to the Cabinet Office. These roles will support the Prime Minister’s Special Representative for AUKUS and help drive strategic delivery for AUKUS across His Majesty's Government.
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAUKUSMinistry of DefenceTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95700More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the special representative on AUKUS employs any full time staff.
Answer: The Prime Minister's Special Representative, Sir Stephen Lovegrove, is supported by Civil Servants within the Cabinet Office with responsibility for coordinating and driving cross-Government work across AUKUS.
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95699More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March 2025 to Question 34903 on Defence: Procurement, what recent progress he has made on implementing the Defence Small and Medium Enterprise Support Hub.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 4 November 2025 to Question 85228. Written questions and answers - Written questions, answers and statements - UK Parliament
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence Industrial Joint CouncilMinistry of DefenceTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95698More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 20 May 2025 to Question 52284 on Defence Industrial Joint Council, whether the inaugural DIJC meeting took place in June 2025.
Answer: The inaugural Meeting of the Defence Industrial Joint Council (DIJC) Top Council took place on 9 June 2025, with the second meeting taking place on 10 September 2025, during the DSEI (Defence and Security Equipment International) exhibition. The Top Counc...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Defence and Security ExportsMinistry of DefenceTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95697More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September to Question 70699 on UK Defence and Security Exports, where UK Defence and Security Exports is based.
Answer: Responsibility for defence exports moved to the Ministry of Defence on 31 July 2025. Security exports were not in scope of this Machinery of Government change and responsibility remains with the Department for Business and Trade.
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordUnmanned Marine Systems: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95425More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Underwater robot could improve pipeline and cable security, published on 9 June 2025, how many remotely operated vehicles for use by the Royal Navy has he
Answer: For reasons of operational security, we cannot provide details on the numbers of BriteStorm Electronic Warfare jamming systems procured by the Ministry of Defence.
Answered 19 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordBomb Disposal: RobotsMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95424More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled New robots lead the way in bomb disposal innovation, published on 5 February 2025, how many contracts has he placed with L3Harris since 5 February 2025.
Answer: The Department has placed two contracts with L3Harris since 5 February 2025.
Answered 8 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCruise MissilesMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95423More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Cruise missile of the future completes firing, published on 17 November 2024, how many trials have taken place for the SPEAR cruise missile since 17 Novem
Answer: A further trial of the Selective Precision Effects At Range (SPEAR) 3 weapon system was conducted during the summer of 2025. A series of firings were conducted and built on the success and evidence gathered in the 2024 campaign.
Answered 8 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMilitary ExercisesMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95422More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 24 November to Question 92321 on Armed Forces: Training, whether he has plans to reduce the amount of training exercises conducted at unit level or higher by the (i) British Army, (ii) R
Answer: Training continues to be a priority for the Ministry of Defence. The Royal Navy, British Army and Royal Air Force continue to conduct training exercises at unit level or higher, in line with operational and wider priorities.
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: FinanceTreasuryTabled 28 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95421More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Autumn Budget 2025, published on 26 November, HC 1492, what her proposed timetable is for spending 3% of GDP on defence.
Answer: The Government’s ambition remains to spend 3 per cent of GDP on defence when economic and fiscal conditions allow.
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: FinanceTreasuryTabled 28 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95420More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to her Oral Statement on 26 March 2025 entitled Spring Statement, Official Report, whether it remains government policy to spend 3% of GDP on defence in the next Parliament.
Answer: The Government’s ambition remains to spend 3 per cent of GDP on defence when economic and fiscal conditions allow.
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAUKUSMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95419More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he will next meet with his US and Australian counterparts to discuss the AUKUS partnership.
Answer: The Defence Secretary has regular engagements with the US Secretary of War and the Australian Deputy Prime Minister, where they discuss a range of matters, including AUKUS. The UK continues to work closely with the US and Australia at all levels to maximi...
Answered 8 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSky Sabre: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95418More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled UK jobs and air defences boost with purchase of new missile launchers, published on 22 August 2025, what estimate he has made of the total lifetime cost o
Answer: The launchers will be supported by a wider support contract, Weapon Availability Support Programme (WASP) which will cover all future through life support for the entire Land Ceptor fleet, Sea Ceptor and the Common Anti-air Modular Missile (CAMM) as well ...
Answered 8 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordUnmanned Air Systems: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95417More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Advanced attack drones for Ukraine in new deal struck by UK government and Anduril UK, published on 6 March 2025, how many Altius 700m drones his Departme
Answer: For Ukrainian Operational Security reasons we are unable to provide the number of Altius 700M drones that have been ordered since March 2025.
Answered 19 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordUnmanned Air Systems: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95416More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Advanced attack drones for Ukraine in new deal struck by UK government and Anduril UK, published on 6 March 2025, how many Altius 600m drones his Departme
Answer: For Ukrainian Operational Security reasons we are unable to provide the number of Altius 600M drones that have been ordered since March 2025.
Answered 19 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordBomb Disposal: RobotsMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95415More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled New robots lead the way in bomb disposal innovation, published on 5 February 2025, how many contracts has he placed with Marlborough Communications Ltd si
Answer: The Department has placed one contract with Marlborough Communications Ltd since 5 February 2025.
Answered 8 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordUnmanned Marine Systems: MinesweepersMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95414More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Royal Navy trial high-tech autonomous mine hunting capability, published on 10 December 2024, what is the in service date of the Apollo Maritime Counter M
Answer: The Maritime Mine Counter Measure programme remains on track to deliver initial operational capability in line with Royal Navy requirements. The first vessel is expected to enter service in early 2026. RNMB APOLLO was on trials and evaluation with the Roy...
Answered 8 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMilitary ExercisesMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95413More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 24 November to Question 92321 on Armed Forces: Training, whether he has plans to reduce the amount of overseas training exercises conducted by the (i) British Army, (ii) Royal Navy and (
Answer: The single Services remain committed to prioritising overseas training exercises in alignment with both our own and partners' operational needs, as well as the priorities outlined in the Strategic Defence Review. From financial year (FY) 2026-27, the Army...
Answered 8 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence Equipment: StorageMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95412More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Storage facility for over 900 vehicles completed at MOD Ashchurch, published on 5 March 2025, if he has a target date for the completion of the Vehicle St
Answer: The Vehicle Storage and Support Programme at Ministry of Defence Ashchurch remains on target to complete in 2027.
Answered 8 Dec 2025
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