James Cartlidge MP: written questions 2025
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Firing Ranges: TrespassMinistry of DefenceTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51901More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 25 March 2025 to Question 39874 on Firing Ranges: Northumberland, for what reason his Department do not record time lost due to incursions on Ministry of Defence Ranges.
Answer: Training time lost due to incursions on Ministry of Defence ranges is not recorded as the Defence Infrastructure Organisation has not been requested to do so.
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51900More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 17 March 2025 to Question 37237 on Defence: Procurement, what the other Departmental publications are that are working in parallel to the SME direct spend target.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence's SME direct spend target continues to be developed in parallel with and as part of the Strategic Defence Review and the Defence Industrial Strategy. We intend to publish an updated SME Action Plan setting out how we will deliver o...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordUnmanned Marine Systems: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51899More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to procure any SG-1 Fathom underwater gliders.
Answer: The Royal Navy has begun industry engagement to understand how commercial systems could be used to conduct anti-submarine warfare in the Atlantic. Any acquisition of these capabilities would be subject to outcomes of the Strategic Defence Review, funding ...
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordUnmanned Marine Systems: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51898More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to procure the Lura-SG-1 artificial intelligence system.
Answer: The Royal Navy has begun industry engagement to understand how commercial systems could be used to conduct anti-submarine warfare in the Atlantic.
Answered 27 May 2025
Original Parliament recordUnmanned Air Systems: TrainingMinistry of DefenceTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51897More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to increase the weight of drone that armed forces personnel are permitted to pilot during training.
Answer: There is no maximum weight of an Uncrewed Aerial System which an operator can use during military training. UK Service personnel are routinely training with uncrewed systems that range in weight from grammes to tonnes.
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordElectronic Warfare: TrainingMinistry of DefenceTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51896More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to expand signal jamming practice for armed forces personnel.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence is not taking any additional steps to ‘expand’ its ability to enable Armed Forces personnel to practice jamming signals, It is not appropriate to go into details for operational security reasons. I can confirm beyond the that there...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMilitary Aircraft: HelicoptersMinistry of DefenceTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51895More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many jobs will be supported in defence rotary contracts during this Parliament.
Answer: This information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMilitary Aircraft: HelicoptersMinistry of DefenceTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51894More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of jobs that will be supported by the New Medium Helicopter contract in each of the next four financial years.
Answer: The New Medium Helicopter procurement remains commercially sensitive, and the evaluation and approval process needs to complete before further details, including estimates of the number of jobs it will support, can be confirmed.
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMilitary Aircraft: HelicoptersMinistry of DefenceTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51893More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many jobs will be supported by the New Medium Helicopter contract during this Parliament.
Answer: The New Medium Helicopter procurement remains commercially sensitive, and the evaluation and approval process needs to complete before further details, including estimates of the number of jobs it will support, can be confirmed.
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordArtillery: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51892More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many jobs will be supported by the RCH 155 contract during this Parliament.
Answer: The Remote Controlled Howitzer 155mm (RCH 155) project is currently in the assessment phase with the intention of delivering the system within this decade, therefore, it is not possible to provide a total figure at present. The anticipated new Rheinmetall...
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAjax Vehicles: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51891More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many jobs will be supported by the Ajax contract during this Parliament.
Answer: The Armoured Cavalry (Ajax) Programme supports 4,100 jobs in the UK supply chain across 230 companies.
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBoxer Vehicles: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51890More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of jobs that will be supported by the Boxer contract during this Parliament.
Answer: The Mechanised Infantry (BOXER) programme supports a network of over 100 UK suppliers. It has created approximately 1,000 direct British jobs and sustains three times as many. 60% by value of the original BOXER production contract is planned to come from ...
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBrunei: Armed ForcesMinistry of DefenceTabled 9 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51134More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 7 May to Question 48490 on Brunei: Armed Forces, what mitigations are in place until the introduction of the H145 HC2 Jupiter helicopters.
Answer: I am withholding this information as its disclosure would, or would be likely to prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces.
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordNuclear Weapons: Artificial IntelligenceMinistry of DefenceTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50541More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 9 April to Question 43148 on Ministry of Defence: Written Questions, whether artificial intelligence has been used to support (a) routine operations and (b) policy in relation to nuclear
Answer: The delivery of defence capabilities enabled by artificial intelligence (AI) will be ambitious, safe and responsible. Research to identify, understand, and mitigate against risks of applying AI for sensitive defence affairs is underway. Routine nuclear de...
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: Artificial IntelligenceMinistry of DefenceTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50540More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 9 April 2025 to Question 43148 on Ministry of Defence: Written Questions, whether his Department has used artificial intelligence to support (a) routine operations and (b) policy work fo
Answer: The provision of support to routine operations by artificial intelligence (AI) is ambitious, safe and responsible, in line with the Dependable AI Joint Service Publication 936. All capabilities, whether AI-enabled or not, are developed and used in line wi...
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordFirearms: Manufacturing IndustriesMinistry of DefenceTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50539More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to increase UK sovereign capability in small arms production.
Answer: Project GRAYBURN aims to replace the L85 family of rifles with a new weapon system fit for future warfare. This will be achieved in partnership with industry by growing UK sovereign manufacturing skills and infrastructure. The Ministry of Defence is commi...
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordRifles: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50538More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether UK sovereign capability will be considered in the procurement of a replacement for the SA80 rifle.
Answer: Project GRAYBURN aims to replace the L85 family of rifles with a new weapon system fit for future warfare. This will be achieved in partnership with industry by growing UK sovereign manufacturing skills and infrastructure. The Ministry of Defence is commi...
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordArmy: RiflesMinistry of DefenceTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50537More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress he has made on implementing Project Grayburn.
Answer: I refer the hon. Members to the answer I gave on 28 April 2025 to Question 45196. In alignment with the Land Industrial Strategy, recent analysis focussed on job creation in the UK manufacturing sector, project costs and the procurement thresholds necessa...
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordUnmanned Air Systems: TrainingMinistry of DefenceTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50536More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of General Data Protection Regulations on the training of armed forces personnel to use uncrewed systems.
Answer: The Department has policies and procedures in place to ensure that all its processes are compliant under Data Protection legislation and Ministry of Defence personnel are mandated to complete data protection training on an annual basis. This was most rece...
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAUKUS: CompaniesMinistry of DefenceTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50535More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department plans to take steps to increase the uptake of UK companies applying to join the AUKUS Authorised User Community.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is always seeking opportunities to encourage membership of the Authorised User Community (AUC) and has actively engaged in a wide range of outreach activities with industry. These outreach activities have included participati...
Answered 13 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAUKUS: CompaniesMinistry of DefenceTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50534More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Australian companies have been approved by the Australian Government to join the AUKUS Authorised User Community.
Answer: Australia currently has 344 members of its Authorised User Community. The reason that their membership numbers are higher than the UK is a result of Australia migrating their members from the Australia Approved Community (AC) which is under the Defence Tr...
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAUKUS: CompaniesMinistry of DefenceTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50533More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many US companies have been approved by the US Government to join the AUKUS Authorised User Community.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence does not have access to information on how many US companies are members of the US Authorised User Community (AUC). US companies are deemed to be members of the US AUC if they have registered with the Directorate of Defence Trade C...
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAUKUS: CompaniesMinistry of DefenceTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50532More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average processing time is for UK applications for companies to join the Authorised User Community exemption from the U.S. International Traffic in Arms regulations.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence has only recently fully established the new Authorised User Community (AUC) joining process. Application timelines were not monitored while the process was being established. Data will be gathered over the next few months to provid...
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAUKUS: CompaniesMinistry of DefenceTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50531More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many UK companies have been approved to join the AUKUS Authorised User Community exemption from the U.S. International Traffic in Arms regulations.
Answer: 98 entities have been approved with 171 entities currently going through the approval process.
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAUKUS: CompaniesMinistry of DefenceTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50530More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information his Department holds on the number of UK companies that have applied to join the AUKUS Authorised User Community exemption from the US International Traffic in Arms regulations.
Answer: So far, 269 entities have applied to join the AUKUS Authorised User Community exemption from the US International Traffic in Arms regulations.
Answered 14 May 2025
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