James Cartlidge MP: written questions
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Armed Forces: Private EducationTreasuryTabled 23 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26042More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the children of EU nationals serving in the armed forces in the UK are exempt from VAT on school fees.
Answer: Since 1 January 2025, all education services and vocational training provided by private schools in the UK for a charge have been subject to VAT at the standard rate of 20 per cent. There is not an exemption for the children of EU nationals serving in the...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: Private EducationTreasuryTabled 23 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26041More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the children of US military families based in the UK are exempt from paying VAT on independent school fees.
Answer: Since 1 January 2025, all education services and vocational training provided by private schools in the UK for a charge have been subject to VAT at the standard rate of 20 per cent. Entitled individuals in US Forces have always been able to benefit from t...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordConsumer Rights Act 2015Department for Business and TradeTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24901More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the application of the Consumer Rights Act 2015.
Answer: The consumer rights framework is kept under review to ensure it continues to provide effective consumer protection. For example, the department is implementing the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 which strengthens enforcement of this f...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordFraud: InternetDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24900More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to tackle financial scams committed by online firms.
Answer: Supporting law enforcement in combatting online fraud and other economic crimes, my Department, through its sponsored bodies, plays a critical role in supplying data on UK registered commercial entities to assist investigations and prosecutions.Companies ...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordOsteoporosis: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24899More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to offer early diagnosis to people suspected of suffering from osteoporosis.
Answer: On 6 January 2025, NHS England published the new Elective Reform Plan, which sets out a whole system approach to hitting the 18-week referral to treatment target by the end of this Parliament. Further information on the Elective Reform Plan is available a...
Answered 23 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: DemonstrationsMinistry of DefenceTabled 16 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24457More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an estimate of the potential cost to the defence industry of lost output arising from protests at (a) Glasgow Govan shipyard, (b) Glasgow Scotsoun and (c) Samlesbury aerospace factory in each of t
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 19 September 2024 to Question 4231.
Answered 23 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: ExpenditureTreasuryTabled 16 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24456More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 14 January 2024 to Question 22961 on Defence: Expenditure, whether the future fiscal event will take place before June 2025.
Answer: Government set out in Autumn Budget 2024 that it will set a path to spending 2.5% of GDP at a future fiscal event. The government does not comment on speculation about decisions outside of fiscal events.
Answered 21 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordRAF OdihamMinistry of DefenceTabled 16 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24455More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to transfer the management of RAF Odiham from the Army to the Royal Air Force.
Answer: There is a joint Army and Royal Air Force (RAF) proposal to adopt an Air Base/Air Wing operating model at Benson and Odiham airbases. This would see the RAF take responsibility for running the Airbases, with helicopters from the Army’s Joint Aviation Comm...
Answered 23 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordBoxer VehiclesMinistry of DefenceTabled 16 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24454More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential lessons that could be learned from the use of RCH 155 by Ukraine.
Answer: The Mobile Fires Platform project will deliver the Remote-Controlled Howitzer 155mm (RCH 155) Calibre Wheeled Artillery System through a jointly led collaborative procurement between the UK and Germany. The project does not anticipate any direct impact to...
Answered 21 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordBoxer VehiclesMinistry of DefenceTabled 16 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24453More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans that the RCH 155 will reach minimum deployable capability.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 4 December 2024 to Question 16467 to the right hon. Member for Raleigh and Wickford (Mr Francois).
Answered 21 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordBoxer Vehicles: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 16 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24452More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether Germany’s decision to provide Ukraine with RCH 155 will have an impact on his Department’s approach to certifying RCH 155 for use by the British Army.
Answer: The Mobile Fires Platform project will deliver the Remote-Controlled Howitzer 155mm (RCH 155) Calibre Wheeled Artillery System through a jointly led collaborative procurement between the UK and Germany. The project does not anticipate any direct impact to...
Answered 21 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordDiego Garcia: Military BasesMinistry of DefenceTabled 16 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24451More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 15 January 2024 to Question 23156 on Diego Garcia: Military Bases, on what dates each meeting took place; which Ministers in his Department were present at each meeting; and whether the
Answer: The Government looks forward to working with the incoming US Administration in the months and years ahead. The Senate confirmation process is ongoing for members of President Trump's cabinet.
Answered 21 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Services: South SuffolkDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24194More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the increase in employer's National Insurance contributions on social care providers in South Suffolk constituency.
Answer: We have taken necessary decisions to provide stability to the country’s finances. The Government considered the cost pressures facing adult social care at an England level as part of the wider consideration of local government spending within the Spending...
Answered 12 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordNational Grid: ConstructionDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23388More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2024 to Question 17189 on National Grid: Costs of the Western and Eastern Links, if he will make an estimate of the time for delivering the onshore option
Answer: At the time of Ofgem’s decision for Eastern Green Link (EGL) 1&2 Final Need Case, an onshore option was expected to be delivered by 2036, based on information provided by the Transmission Owner, National Grid Electricity Transmission. It was not inclu...
Answered 16 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordStrategic Defence ReviewMinistry of DefenceTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23387More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the contractual end date is for the principle members of the Strategic Defence Review team.
Answer: The Reviewers will make their final report to the Prime Minister, Chancellor of the Exchequer and Defence Secretary in the Spring of 2025. The Defence Secretary will then publish a version of that report to Parliament. It will then be implemented by the D...
Answered 7 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: ExpenditureMinistry of DefenceTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23386More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has reached agreement with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the financial year when defence spending will reach 2.5% of GDP.
Answer: The Government is committed to setting a path to spend 2.5% of GDP on defence in the spring and the Department engages regularly with His Majesty's Treasury on the issue.
Answered 16 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence EquipmentMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23157More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the delay to the publication of his Department's annual statistics on armed forces equipment will impact the scheduling of other departmental (a) reports and (b) reviews.
Answer: No. It is not anticipated that this delay will have any impact on the delivery of other departmental reports or reviews. All such reports or reviews would use the latest available published statistics.
Answered 20 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordDiego Garcia: Military BasesMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23156More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many meetings he has held with the incoming US administration on the terms of the Diego Garcia military base as part of the Chagos settlement.
Answer: The Defence Secretary is regularly in touch with the US on a range of matters including the British Indian Ocean Territory/Chagos Archipelago. We look forward to discussing these matters with the incoming Administration in the usual way.
Answered 15 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordChagos Islands: SovereigntyMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23155More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of the UK’s contribution to the cost of Chagos settlement will be funded from his Department’s budget.
Answer: As a former Defence Minister, the hon. Member will be familiar with the spending processes in the Ministry of Defence. Spending decisions will be taken in the usual way in due course.
Answered 15 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence EquipmentMinistry of DefenceTabled 9 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22969More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason have the annual armed forces equipment statistics not been published.
Answer: The UK Armed Forces Equipment and Formations 2024 publication has been delayed due to a data quality review and has a provisional release date of February 2025. This is stated in the Statistics release calendar: UK armed forces equipment and formations 20...
Answered 14 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence EquipmentMinistry of DefenceTabled 9 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22968More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his planned timetable is for publishing his Department's annual statistics on armed forces equipment.
Answer: The UK Armed Forces Equipment and Formations 2024 publication has been delayed due to a data quality review and has a provisional release date of February 2025. This is stated in the Statistics release calendar: UK armed forces equipment and formations 20...
Answered 14 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: Health and SafetyMinistry of DefenceTabled 9 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22967More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the MySafety (DURALS) system in recording incidents involving defence personnel.
Answer: MySafety is the new pan-Defence safety occurrence reporting system which is being rolled out across Defence. Once complete, the introduction of MySafety will provide a standardised, more accessible, single safety occurrence reporting platform to Defence p...
Answered 16 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces and Civilians: InjuriesMinistry of DefenceTabled 9 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22966More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to avoid underreporting of incidents relating to injuries of civilian and military personnel.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence is committed to the health and safety of our people. We recognise the importance of reporting all safety occurrences. We have specific safety occurrence reporting policy. This mandates the reporting of all safety occurrences relati...
Answered 16 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: TrainingMinistry of DefenceTabled 9 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22965More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to help protect untrained military personnel from injury during training exercises.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence is committed to the health and safety of our people and we have robust policies and processes in place to safely manage our training activities. Defence activity can be inherently hazardous. This risk to our people is rendered as l...
Answered 16 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: TrainingMinistry of DefenceTabled 9 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22964More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to help mitigate injury rates among armed forces personnel during training exercises.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence is committed to the health and safety of our people and we have robust policies and processes in place to safely manage our training activities. Defence activity can be inherently hazardous. This risk to our people is rendered as l...
Answered 16 Jan 2025
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