James Cartlidge MP: written questions
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Defence: FinanceMinistry of DefenceTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33519More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Prime Minister's Oral Statement of 25 February 2025 on Defence and Security, Official Report, whether there will be an increase in defence spending for financial year 2024-25.
Answer: The announced pathway to spending 2.5% of GDP on defence by 2027 has not changed the Ministry of Defence's budgets for 2024-25 and 2025-26 as set out in the Autumn Budget.His Majesty's Treasury is currently undertaking the second phase of the Spending Rev...
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: FinanceTreasuryTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33518More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what are the (a) economic and fiscal conditions and (b) operational needs required to reach three per cent of GDP on defence expenditure in the next Parliament.
Answer: The Chancellor will continue to set fiscally responsible, credible spending plans to meet this goal, supported by the number one mission of this government – to drive economic growth. Putting a stake in the ground now drives preparation and sends a clear ...
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Indian Ocean Territory: SovereigntyMinistry of DefenceTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33517More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Prime Minister's Oral Statement of 25 February 2025 on Defence and Security, Official Report, whether the announced increase in defence spending will be used to fund the Chagos settlement.
Answer: The terms of the treaty and the associated funding arrangements are still being finalised and no decision has been made at this time.
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: FinanceMinistry of DefenceTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33516More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Prime Minister's Oral Statement of 25 February 2025 on Defence and Security, Official Report, if he will provide a cost breakdown of the funding announced for defence spending from 2027.
Answer: The announced pathway to spending 2.5% of GDP on defence by 2027 has not changed the Ministry of Defence's budgets for 2024-25 and 2025-26 as set out in the Autumn Budget. His Majesty's Treasury is currently undertaking the second phase of the Spending Re...
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordIntelligence Services: FinanceTreasuryTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33515More
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, Official Report, whether the funding announced for the intelligence and security services will meet the NATO definit
Answer: The definition of defence spending will be broadened to include our security and intelligence services, which could have the effect of increasing the GDP percentage of NATO qualifying defence spending in 2027-28 by around an additional 0.1%.
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: Disclosure of InformationMinistry of DefenceTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33514More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Prime Minister's Oral Statement of 25 February 2025 on Defence and Security, Official Report, whether the Defence Industrial Strategy will be included in the National Security Strategy or pu
Answer: This Government is committed to bringing forward a Defence Industrial Strategy which ensures the imperatives of national security, and a high-growth economy are aligned. The Statement of Intent outlined that the Defence Industrial Strategy will be publish...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordStrategic Defence Review: Disclosure of InformationMinistry of DefenceTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33513More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Prime Minister’s Oral Statement of 25 February 2025 on Defence and Security, whether the Strategic Defence Review will be published separately to the National Security Strategy.
Answer: The Strategic Defence Review (SDR) is well underway, and the Reviewers are reporting regularly on progress to the Prime Minister, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and the Secretary of State for Defence. The Reviewers will make their final report in the sp...
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Indian Ocean Territory: SovereigntyMinistry of DefenceTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33512More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Prime Minister’s Oral Statement of 25 February 2025 on Defence and Security, whether the cost of the Chagos settlement will be funded from the announced rise to 2.5% of GDP for his Departmen
Answer: The terms of the treaty are still being finalised, once the treaty is finalised it will be put before Parliament for scrutiny in the usual way.
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordIntelligence Services: Departmental ResponsibilitiesMinistry of DefenceTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33511More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Prime Minister's Oral Statement of 25 February 2025 on Defence and Security, Official Report, whether responsibility for the intelligence security services will be moved to his Department.
Answer: There are no plans for the Ministry of Defence to have responsibility for the intelligence and security services.
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: Bullying and HarassmentMinistry of DefenceTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33510More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel have been discharged as a result of the Zero Tolerance to Sexual Offences and Sexual Relationships Between Instructors and Trainees policy across Defence.
Answer: 47 Service personnel were discharged under the Zero Tolerance to Unacceptable Sexual Behaviour policy, between its implementation in November 2022 and the end of the most recent reporting period in September 2024. The policy carries with it a presumption ...
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: Bullying and HarassmentMinistry of DefenceTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33509More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel have been discharged as a result of the Zero Tolerance to Unacceptable Sexual Behaviour policy across Defence.
Answer: 47 Service personnel were discharged under the Zero Tolerance to Unacceptable Sexual Behaviour policy, between its implementation in November 2022 and the end of the most recent reporting period in September 2024. The policy carries with it a presumption ...
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence Serious Crime UnitMinistry of DefenceTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33508More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Defence Serious Crime Unit.
Answer: Assurance for the effective and efficient operation of the Service Justice System is provided by the Service Justice Board, chaired by the Minister for Veterans and People and includes representatives from outside the Service Justice System, such as the V...
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: Bullying and HarassmentMinistry of DefenceTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33507More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has amde an assessment of the potential merits of taking additional steps to support service personnel to come forward with behavioural complaints, in the context of the verdict delivered by the assist
Answer: Our thoughts remain with Gunner Jaysley-Louise Beck’s loved ones at this difficult time. Jaysley was a young and promising soldier who should have had the opportunity to thrive in a supportive and safe environment. Her death in December 2021 was and still...
Answered 17 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordJaysley BeckMinistry of DefenceTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33506More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to engage with service chiefs on the verdict delivered by the assistant Coroner for Wilshire and Swindon on 20 February 2025 into the death of Gunner Jaylsley Beck.
Answer: Our thoughts remain with Gunner Jaysley-Louise Beck’s loved ones at this difficult time. Jaysley was a young and promising soldier who should have had the opportunity to thrive in a supportive and safe environment. Her death in December 2021 was and still...
Answered 17 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordJaysley BeckMinistry of DefenceTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33505More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the verdict delivered by the assistant coroner for Wilsthire and Swindon on 20 February 2025 into the death of Gunner Jaylsley Beck.
Answer: Our thoughts remain with Gunner Jaysley-Louise Beck’s loved ones at this difficult time. Jaysley was a young and promising soldier who should have had the opportunity to thrive in a supportive and safe environment. Her death in December 2021 was and still...
Answered 17 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCoroners: ClonoeMinistry of DefenceTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33051More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will seek a judicial review of the Clonoe Coroner’s verdict as delivered in the Coroner’s Court in Northern Ireland on 6 February 2025.
Answer: We owe a great deal of debt to our Armed Forces – the vast majority of those who served in Operation Banner during the Troubles, did so with distinction. The Government is committed to ensuring that the legacy of the past is addressed sensitively, efficie...
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Indian Ocean Territory: SovereigntyMinistry of DefenceTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31085More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department's financial contribution to the proposed Chagos Islands settlement will be included in the figures his Department uses to calculate the percentage of GDP spent on defence.
Answer: The treaty is not finalised yet, when the deal is finalised, the Government will put it before the House.
Answered 27 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordNorthern Ireland: TerrorismMinistry of DefenceTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31073More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has had discussions with veterans charities on the potential issuing of compensation payments to persons formally associated with Irish Republicanism.
Answer: Neither the Secretary of State for Defence, nor any of his Ministerial team, have had any discussions with veterans charities on the potential issuing of compensation payments to persons formerly associated with Irish Republicanism.
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordStrategic Defence Review: StaffMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30154More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any contracts for the lead members of the Strategic Defence Review team have been extended beyond their original termination date.
Answer: The Reviewers will make their final report to in the this Spring. The Secretary of State will then subsequently report to Parliament. The Strategic Defence Review will then be implemented by the Ministry of Defence.
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordUkraine: AmmunitionMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30153More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) 60mm and (b) 81mm high explosive mortar rounds have been procured for Ukraine since 5 July 2024.
Answer: Since 2022, we have provided over 12,000 mortar rounds to Ukraine across various calibres. The hon. Member will be aware that for operational security reasons I am unable to provide more detailed procurement and delivery schedules. This Government is stea...
Answered 18 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordUkraine: AmmunitionMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30152More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) 60mm and (b) 81mm mortar smoke rounds have been procured for Ukraine since 5 July 2024.
Answer: Since 2022, we have provided over 12,000 mortar rounds to Ukraine across various calibres. The hon. Member will be aware that for operational security reasons I am unable to provide more detailed procurement and delivery schedules. This Government is stea...
Answered 18 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordUkraine: AmmunitionMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30151More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to increase the provision of all types of mortar rounds to Ukraine.
Answer: We continue to work closely with the Ukrainian Government to ensure the capabilities we provide meet the priorities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.Since 2022, we have provided over 12,000 mortar rounds to Ukraine across various calibres.
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordMarks Tey Station: LiftsDepartment for TransportTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29533More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of installing a passenger lift at Marks Tey station.
Answer: This Government is committed to improving the accessibility of the railway and recognises the social and economic benefits this brings to communities. Marks Tey has step free access to all platforms but not between platforms. It was nominated for the Acce...
Answered 14 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCustodyMinistry of JusticeTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29532More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what percentage of child custody disputes resulted in custody being awarded to the father in the latest year for which figures are available.
Answer: His Majesty’s Courts & Tribunals Service does not centrally hold this data, this could only be provided at disproportionate cost.
Answered 12 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordListed Places of Worship Grant SchemeDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29531More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans she has to implement funding for the Listed Places of Worship Scheme beyond 2026.
Answer: Future Government spending is a matter for the 2026 Spending Review.
Answered 14 Feb 2025
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