James Cartlidge MP: written questions
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Listed Places of Worship Grant SchemeDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29530More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will publish an impact assessment of the introduction of the new cap of £25,000 to the Listed Places of Worship Scheme.
Answer: We do not have any plans to publish an impact assessment. Based on previous scheme data, we expect 94% of claims to be unaffected by the change.
Answered 14 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordUnmanned Marine SystemsMinistry of DefenceTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29529More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has a formal target date for the deployment of Project COOKSON.
Answer: Project COOKSON is in the early stages of development and there is no firm target date for its deployment.We are engaging with industry partners to understand what new capabilities may exist that would support our concept for a small, fast attack vessel e...
Answered 14 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordUnmanned Marine SystemsMinistry of DefenceTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29528More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects the Wasp maritime system to reach minimum deployable capability.
Answer: The Wasp system is a new uncrewed maritime system, which has been rapidly developed specifically to support Ukraine. The system is currently undergoing final testing.We are unable to provide further details on the timings for minimum deployable capability...
Answered 14 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordUnmanned Marine SystemsMinistry of DefenceTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29527More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects the Snapper maritime system to reach minimum deployable capability.
Answer: The Snapper system is a new uncrewed maritime system, which has been rapidly developed specifically to support Ukraine. The system is currently undergoing final testing. We are unable to provide further details on the timings for minimum deployable capabi...
Answered 14 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordGuided Weapons: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29526More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of the total cost for delivering Gravehawk will be covered by (a) his Department and (b) the Danish Ministry of Defence.
Answer: The price of designing, producing and delivering the first two Gravehawk prototype systems was circa £6 million and borne by the UK. The price for the follow-on 15 Gravehawk systems is circa £14 million, which is split 50:50 between the UK and Denmark. Th...
Answered 14 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordGuided Weapons: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29463More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the estimated cost to the public purse is of delivering Gravehawk.
Answer: The UK's financial contribution to the Gravehawk project is circa £13M.The price of designing, producing and delivering the first two Gravehawk prototype systems was circa £6M and borne by the UK. The price for the follow-on 15 Gravehawk systems is circa ...
Answered 14 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordGuided Weapons: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29462More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he intends to procure Gravehawk for the armed forces.
Answer: Gravehawk is a capability developed for Ukraine and we will consider future use (and platform numbers) for Ukraine based on performance. This air defence capability system was rapidly developed to meet Ukrainian needs on the battlefield and uses Ukrainian...
Answered 14 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordGuided WeaponsMinistry of DefenceTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29461More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects Gravehawk to reach minimum deployable capability.
Answer: Gravehawk is a bespoke air defence system rapidly developed for the Armed Forces of Ukraine and jointly funded by the United Kingdom and Denmark.Following testing last autumn, Gravehawk has now reached minimum deployable capability. Two prototypes have be...
Answered 14 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: Written QuestionsMinistry of DefenceTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29460More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to respond to Question 23387 on the Strategic Defence Review, tabled on 13 January 2025 by the hon. Member for South Suffolk.
Answer: I responded to the hon. Member on 7 February 2025.
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: Senior Civil ServantsMinistry of DefenceTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29458More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to introduce new performance standards for senior officials serving in his Department.
Answer: Through the Defence Reform Programme we will improve procurement efficiency and secure better value for taxpayers, creating a simpler Defence focused on warfighting and deterrence. A key facet of this programme is ongoing work to create a stronger Defence...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: Senior Civil ServantsMinistry of DefenceTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29457More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to take steps to increase the accountability of senior officials in his Department.
Answer: Through the Defence Reform Programme we will improve procurement efficiency and secure better value for taxpayers, creating a simpler Defence focused on warfighting and deterrence. A key facet of this programme is ongoing work to create a stronger Defence...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: Cost EffectivenessMinistry of DefenceTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29456More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what efficiency savings targets does his Department have for financial year (a) 2024-25 and (b) 2025-26.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence does not have a set efficiency target for 2024-25. However, the Department is forecasting £3,376 million of efficiency savings this financial year, of which £171 million are new efficiencies and £3,205 million are in delivery. His ...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: Cost EffectivenessMinistry of DefenceTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29455More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has had discussions with the Cabinet Office on potential efficiency savings in his Department since 30 October 2024.
Answer: There have been no discussions with Cabinet Office of potential efficiency savings since that date. However, this is an area that the Department takes extremely seriously. The Department is forecasting £3,376 million of efficiency savings this financial y...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: SuffolkHome OfficeTabled 4 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28692More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers there have been Suffolk in each financial year since 2019.
Answer: The Home Office collects and publishes data on the size of the police workforce in England and Wales on a bi-annual basis in the ‘Police Workforce, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin, available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-w...
Answered 12 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: SuffolkHome OfficeTabled 4 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28554More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an estimate of the number of police officers in Suffolk in each financial year this Parliament.
Answer: The Home Office collects and publishes data on the size of the police workforce in England and Wales on a bi-annual basis in the ‘Police Workforce, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin, available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-w...
Answered 12 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordEU Budget: ContributionsTreasuryTabled 4 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28553More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an estimate of the total net fiscal impact of no longer paying fees associated with EU membership on overall UK public expenditure in each remaining financial year this Parliament.
Answer: The Government has no overall estimate of the impact of the UK’s exit from the EU on public finances and it is not possible to accurately estimate the UK’s hypothetical contributions to the EU had it remained a Member State. As part of the Withdrawal Agre...
Answered 12 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordEU Budget: ContributionsTreasuryTabled 4 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28552More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an estimate of the total net fiscal impact of no longer paying fees associated with EU membership on overall UK public expenditure.
Answer: The Government has no overall estimate of the impact of the UK’s exit from the EU on public finances and it is not possible to accurately estimate the UK’s hypothetical contributions to the EU had it remained a Member State. As part of the Withdrawal Agre...
Answered 12 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordMilitary AttachésMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28551More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Defence Attaché network for engaging with overseas partners.
Answer: The effectiveness of the Defence Attaché (DA) network is subject to continuous assessment through diplomatic feedback, and operational impact reviews and the intelligence reporting received from the host nation. The outcomes of the Strategic Defence Revie...
Answered 10 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordMilitary AttachésMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28550More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to expand the Defence Attaché network.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence remains committed to strengthening our global defence partnerships and ensuring our national security interests are well represented abroad. Whilst we carefully prioritise locations where a greater presence will have the most impac...
Answered 10 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: PayMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28549More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an estimate of the total financial remuneration for Non-Executive Directors in (a) his Department, (b) Defence Equipment & Support, (c) the Atomic Weapons Establishment and (d) all other connected
Answer: The estimated financial remuneration for financial year 2024-25 for the Department’s public appointments (which includes a range of roles including non-executive board members, statutory officeholders and expert committee members, etc) is as follows: a) D...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordNATO: FinanceMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28546More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with the new US Administration on NATO defence spending levels.
Answer: The Defence Secretary held an introductory call with the US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on 31 January 2025. The Defence Secretary welcomed that 23 Allies are now hitting the 2% target but both discussed the need for all Allies to do more – to suppor...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordBrunei: ChinaMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28545More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs on the relationship between the Kingdom of Brunei and China.
Answer: The Secretary of State for Defence has not had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs on this matter. The Ministry of Defence has discussed matters relating to the Kingdom of Brunei and the People'...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordBrunei: Armed ForcesMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28544More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his policy is on maintaining a military presence in the Kingdom of Brunei.
Answer: This Government is committed to maintaining our unique defence relationship with Brunei. His Majesty, the Sultan of Brunei, and the Prime Minister signed the five-yearly renewal of the Garrison Agreement in December 2024, which signals His Majesty the Sul...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: BillingMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28543More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the time taken for his Department to process invoices for contracted work by SMEs in the defence sector.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence is committed to ensuring its suppliers of all sizes are paid what they are owed promptly. The department aims to pay 90% of undisputed and valid invoices from small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) within five days. We are excee...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: Supply ChainsMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28542More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to help improve the efficiency of procurement supply chains.
Answer: As part of the Defence Industrial Strategy, we will reform the Ministry of Defence procurement and acquisition processes to ensure we deliver the capabilities defence requires now and in the future, whilst reducing waste, supporting growth and ensuring co...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
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