James Cartlidge MP: written questions
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National Security AdviserCabinet OfficeTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21001More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 17 December to Question 19728 on National Security Adviser: Pay, whether the contract for the National Security Advise differs from the Model Contract for Special Advisers.
Answer: All special advisers, including the National Security Adviser, are employed under the terms of the Model Contract for Special Advisers, available on GOV.UK.
Answered 7 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordFleet Solid Support ShipsMinistry of DefenceTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21000More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether it remains Government policy that at least 60% of sub-contracting companies working on fleet solid support ships should be from the UK.
Answer: The overall build strategy for the Fleet Solid Support (FSS) ships remains unchanged. All three ships will be assembled in the UK, with blocks manufactured in Navantia’s shipyards in Spain and in Harland and Wolff’s shipyards in the UK, retaining the over...
Answered 9 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordGuided Weapons: FinanceMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20684More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to allocate additional funding for the Long-Range Area Affects Programme in financial year (a) 2024-25 and (b) 2025-26.
Answer: The Long-Range Area Effects (LRAE) project is currently pre-concept. Defence is considering its wider Deep Fires options subject to outcomes of the Strategic Defence Review.
Answered 6 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordA14: AccidentsDepartment for TransportTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20683More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make it her policy to review the effectiveness of National Highways' deployment of traffic officers on the A14 during serious accidents.
Answer: The police manage all incidents on the A14. National Highways is informed by the police of all incidents on the A14 and provides traffic officer support for serious incidents when a unit is available to attend.
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordRoads: SuffolkDepartment for TransportTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20682More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of MAERSK’s decision to relocate all UK operations from the Port of Felixstowe on (a) the surrounding road network, (b) Orwell Bridge and (c) Copdock Inter
Answer: Changes to shipping schedules and ports of call is standard practice within the shipping and ports market, with changes to shipping alliances being cyclical. At this time, it is not clear that the relocation of Maersk’s 2M Alliance operations away from Fe...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordRoads: IpswichDepartment for TransportTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20681More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the time taken for a decision to be made in relation to (a) the Ely Area Capacity Enhancement and (b) upgrades to Haughley Rail Junction on the (i) Orwe
Answer: The 2022 Outline Business Case for the Ely Area Capacity Enhancement (EACE) forecast that the scheme would lead to 98,000 fewer lorry journeys every year, implying benefits to the Ipswich road network. Despite its public statements of support, the previou...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordRailways: East of EnglandDepartment for TransportTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20680More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take steps to expedite the approval process for (a) the Ely Area Capacity Enhancement and (b) upgrades to the Haughley Rail Junction.
Answer: Despite its public statements of support, the previous government made no funding available for the Ely Area Capacity Enhancement (EACE) or upgrades to Haughley Junction. The Chancellor has been clear about the state of the nation's finances and has launc...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordStrategic Defence ReviewMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20679More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 17 December to Question 19375 on Strategic Defence Review, whether he plans to report the Strategic Defence Review to Parliament before 30 June 2025.
Answer: The Reviewers are reporting regularly on progress to the Prime Minister, Chancellor of the Exchequer and Defence Secretary and will make their final report to them in the spring of 2025. The Secretary of State for Defence will subsequently publish a versi...
Answered 6 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: Written QuestionsMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20678More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to respond to Question 17170 on Puma Helicopters tabled by the hon. Member for South Suffolk on 2 December 2024.
Answer: The Puma aircraft based in the Sovereign Base Areas (SBAs) on the island of Cyprus have historically supported emergency response across the SBAs, as well as providing firefighting, troop movement, training and defence engagement tasks. Defence is explori...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordInfrastructure and Projects Authority: Annual ReportsCabinet OfficeTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20677More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his timetable is for publishing the Infrastructure and Projects Authority annual report for 2023-2024.
Answer: The IPA Annual Report is due to be published in early 2025.
Answered 6 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordWarships: CrewMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20676More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether all crew assigned to (a) HMS Albion and (b) HMS Bulwark have been reassigned to other platforms.
Answer: All of the remaining crew from HMS Albion and HMS Bulwark have been reassigned: either to other platforms, to training courses, or into other positions supporting the Royal Navy's highest priority outputs.A small number of Royal Navy personnel have been r...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordNuclear WeaponsMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20675More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether it is his policy to deliver the commitments of the Defence Nuclear Enterprise Command Paper published on 25 March 2024.
Answer: Nuclear deterrence is critically important to our national security and this Government maintains an unwavering commitment to our nuclear deterrent, illustrated by the nuclear triple lock. This includes the ongoing build of the four Dreadnought Class subm...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordNational Armaments DirectorMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20674More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the new National Armaments Director will be required to have had significant experience in the defence industry.
Answer: Details of the required and desired experience for the new National Armaments Director role will be detailed in the job description, which will be published shortly.
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: Conditions of EmploymentMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20673More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to implement all the recommendations in the Haythornthwaite Review into Armed Forces Incentivisation.
Answer: The Government is committed to renewing the nation’s contract with those who serve. We have already taken action including delivering the largest pay rise for our Armed Forces in over 20 years, expanding wraparound childcare support for Service families d...
Answered 30 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordChagos Islands: SovereigntyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20672More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department’s policies of the statement made by the Prime Minister of Mauritius to the Mauritian Parliament on 17 Dece
Answer: Prime Minister Ramgoolam of Mauritius reiterated his willingness to conclude a deal with the UK in his statement of 17 December. We are confident that the agreement is in both sides' shared interests, and we will continue working with the new Mauritian go...
Answered 23 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordInfrastructure and Projects Authority: Annual ReportsCabinet OfficeTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20671More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to publish the Infrastructure and Projects Authority annual report for 2023-24.
Answer: The IPA Annual Report is due to be published in early 2025.
Answered 6 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordEstonia: Military AidMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20670More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much funding he has allocated for urgent capability requirements for Estonia in (a) this financial year and (b) each of the next three financial years.
Answer: Urgent Capability Requirements (UCRs) are rapidly implemented capabilities delivered to the front line to meet urgent operational needs. The department cannot comment publicly on the specific costs associated with operations in Estonia, as the Ministry of...
Answered 6 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordStrategic Defence ReviewMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20669More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the response of Lord Robertson to Question 1 in the Defence Committee Session on the Strategic Defence Review, HC 484 on 3 December 2024, if he will list the political parties that have made a f
Answer: In the Review's initial evidence-gathering phase, the Reviewers set out to consult widely, including with Parliament, the Defence community, academia, industry and our closest Allies and Partners, including NATO. We received several responses from UK poli...
Answered 6 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordShipbuilding: Appledore Shipyard and BelfastMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20668More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he is taking steps to help sustain shipbuilding jobs at (a) Belfast and (b) Appledore shipyards.
Answer: This Government recognises the vital role shipbuilding and its skilled workforce plays, not only in our national security but also in the economic prosperity and growth of the United Kingdom. A commercial deal has been reached that will see Navantia UK pu...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordArmy: VehiclesMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20667More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 11 December to Question 18156 on Army: Vehicles, whether he plans to increase the numbers of Heavy Equipment Transporters procured as new track vehicles entering use in the Army.
Answer: There is no current plan to increase the number of Heavy Equipment Transporters (HET) procured as new track vehicles enter use in the Army. The number of HET provided under the existing service contract is deemed sufficient to meet the Army’s operational ...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: Employers' ContributionsMinistry of DefenceTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20237More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 16 December 2024 to Question 18982 on Ministry of Defence: Employers’ Contributions, how much HM Treasury will contribute towards the increased cost of National Insurance contributions f
Answer: As set out in the Autumn Budget, the Government has set aside funding to support the public sector with employer National Insurance Contributions. Details of the funding set aside for 2025-26, including its allocation, will be published in the usual way.
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: Private EducationMinistry of DefenceTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20236More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 16 December to Question 19373 on Armed Forces: Private Education, how much of the (a) £95 million and (b) £104.4 million will be used to fund the uprating of CEA in (i) 2024-25, (ii) 202
Answer: The estimated cost of Continuity of Education Allowance (CEA) for Financial Year (FY) 2024-25 is £95 million. This includes a £4 million increase for spring term 2025 as a result of the re-rating exercise done for December 2024, a response to the addition...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordUkraine: Military AidMinistry of DefenceTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19743More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many long range missiles were procured for Ukraine (a) in 2022, (b) in 2023, (c) from 1 January 2024 to 5 July 2024 and (d) since 5 July 2024.
Answer: In May 2023, the UK provided Ukraine with long range Storm Shadow cruise missiles so that Ukraine can better defend its sovereign territory and protect itself from Russia’s deliberate attacks on civilian infrastructure. Further details on the number of St...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordUkraine: Military AidMinistry of DefenceTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19742More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many helmets were procured for Ukraine (a) in 2022, (b) in 2023, (c) from 1 January 2024 to 5 July 2024 and (d) since 5 July 2024.
Answer: Since 2022, we have delivered over 82,000 helmets to Ukraine. We have also provided over 50,000 helmets via Operation Interflex. This government is steadfast in our commitment to support Ukraine for as long as it takes. On 10 July 2024 the Prime Minister ...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordUkraine: Military AidMinistry of DefenceTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19741More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many small arms munitions were procured for Ukraine (a) in 2022, (b) in 2023, (c) from 1 January 2024 to 5th July 2024 and (d) since 5 July 2024.
Answer: Since 2022, we have provided more than 10 million small arms munitions to Ukraine.This government is steadfast in our commitment to support Ukraine for as long as it takes. On 10 July 2024 the Prime Minister announced that the UK will provide Ukraine with...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
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