James Cartlidge MP: written questions
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Ukraine: Military AidMinistry of DefenceTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19740More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) offensive drones and (b) drones primarily for logistical use were procured for Ukraine (i) in 2022, (ii) in 2023, (iii) from 1 January 2024 to 5 July 2024 and (iv) since 5 July 2024.
Answer: Since February 2022, the UK has provided over 4,000 drones to Ukraine covering a broad range of capabilities including intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, logistical and strike drones for both the land and maritime domain. Most of these drones ...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordUkraine: Military AidMinistry of DefenceTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19739More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many air defence systems 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 February 2022, the UK has provided over 1,800 air defence missiles of various types to Ukraine, including High Velocity Missile (HVM) Starstreak, Martlet Lightweight Multi-Role Missile (LMM), Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air Missiles (ASRAAM) and Adv...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordUkraine: Military AidMinistry of DefenceTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19738More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many anti-tank weapons 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 provided more than 15,000 anti-tank weapons 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 £3 bi...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordUkraine: Military AidMinistry of DefenceTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19737More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many artillery shells 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 the beginning of the conflict, we have delivered over 490,000 rounds of artillery ammunition to Ukraine. In February this year, we announced a £245 million munitions package to procure and invigorate supply chains to produce urgently needed ammuniti...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordGlobal Combat Air ProgrammeMinistry of DefenceTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19736More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 7495 on Global Combat Air Programme, what discussions he has had with his counterparts in (a) Italy and (b) Japan on the potential merits of the Tempest platf
Answer: AI and autonomous technologies are developing rapidly and the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) core platform is being designed to incorporate them as they mature. We assess that pilots will still have a crucial role to play when GCAP comes into service ...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordGlobal Combat Air ProgrammeMinistry of DefenceTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19735More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 7495 on Global Combat Air Programme, what comparative estimate he has made of the (a) cost and (b) time taken for (i) safety, (ii) training and (iii) certific
Answer: AI and autonomous technologies are developing rapidly and the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) core platform is being designed to incorporate them as they mature. We assess that pilots will still have a crucial role to play when GCAP comes into service ...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordGlobal Combat Air ProgrammeMinistry of DefenceTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19734More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 7495 on Global Combat Air Programme, what comparative estimate he has made of the cost of the Tempest platform as a (a) uncrewed and (b) piloted platform.
Answer: AI and autonomous technologies are developing rapidly and the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) core platform is being designed to incorporate them as they mature. We assess that pilots will still have a crucial role to play when GCAP comes into service ...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordGlobal Combat Air ProgrammeMinistry of DefenceTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19733More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 7495 on Global Combat Air Programme, what comparative estimate he has made of the future delivery timeline of the Tempest platform as a (a) uncrewed and (b) p
Answer: AI and autonomous technologies are developing rapidly and the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) core platform is being designed to incorporate them as they mature. We assess that pilots will still have a crucial role to play when GCAP comes into service ...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordGuided WeaponsMinistry of DefenceTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19732More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made on providing a clear demand signal to the UK’s sovereign complex weapons industrial base.
Answer: The UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) has prioritised long term strategic relationships with our UK sovereign complex weapons industrial base. The MOD has recently signed the PMA2 with MBDA, through which weapon systems design, development, production, and sup...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPoland: Guided WeaponsMinistry of DefenceTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19731More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking with his Polish counterpart to progress the Future Common Missile programme.
Answer: As a close ally and partner, we continue to work closely with Poland to progress our relationship in Integrated Air and Missile Defence.
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPoland: NATOMinistry of DefenceTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19730More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Typhoons will deploy to Poland in the spring as part of NATO Enhanced Air Policing.
Answer: The UK continues to fully support its commitment to NATO’s rotational enhanced air policing model. The UK will be deploying six x Typhoon to Poland for a 4-month block in 2025 alongside a partner Swedish force of Gripen to provide a quick reaction force t...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordSky SabreMinistry of DefenceTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19729More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has for the redeployment of the Sky Sabre GBAD capability based in Rzeszow following the conclusion of Op STIFFTAIL.
Answer: Sky Sabre, the UK’s Medium range air defence capability that was deployed under Op STIFFTAIL, is now returning to the UK to undergo a period of reconstitution. There are a number of options for redeployment under consideration but there has been no decisi...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordNational Security Adviser: PayCabinet OfficeTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19728More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the remuneration package is for the National Security Adviser.
Answer: Information about the remuneration of special advisers will be published in the Annual Report on Special Advisers. All special advisers are employed under the terms of the Model Contract for Special Advisers, available on GOV.UK.
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordSkynetMinistry of DefenceTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19727More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 6342 on Skynet, whether SKYNET 6A satellite procurement remains on schedule.
Answer: Airbus Defence and Space has not changed their estimate for the launch date for the Skynet 6A satellite since the answer to Question 6342 was provided on 14 October 2024.
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordNational Armaments DirectorMinistry of DefenceTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19726More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Major defence reforms launched, with new National Armaments Director to tackle waste and boost industry, published on 25 October 2024, what the remunerati
Answer: The National Armaments Director (NAD) will be a Senior Civil Servant appointment.Currently the Chief Executive Officer of Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) acts as the UK representative that is responsible for ensuring DE&S delivers the right e...
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordNational Armaments DirectorMinistry of DefenceTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19725More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Major defence reforms launched, with new National Armaments Director to tackle waste and boost industry, published on 25 October 2024, how the new Nationa
Answer: The National Armaments Director (NAD) will be a Senior Civil Servant appointment.Currently the Chief Executive Officer of Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) acts as the UK representative that is responsible for ensuring DE&S delivers the right e...
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordNational Armaments DirectorMinistry of DefenceTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19724More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Major defence reforms launched, with new National Armaments Director to tackle waste and boost industry, published on 25 October 2024, what the rank of th
Answer: The National Armaments Director (NAD) will be a Senior Civil Servant appointment.Currently the Chief Executive Officer of Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) acts as the UK representative that is responsible for ensuring DE&S delivers the right e...
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: StaffMinistry of DefenceTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19377More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 12 March 2024 to Question 18057, how many such complaints his Department received between (a) 1 January and 31 March, (b) 1 April and 5 July and (c) 6 July and 11 December 2024.
Answer: The tables below show the number of reported complaints relating to Service Family Accommodation and Single Living Accommodation between 1 January and 31 March, 1 April and 5 July and 6 July and 11 December 2024. Service Family AccommodationDatesNumber of...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: HousingMinistry of DefenceTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19376More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department plans to spend on (a) upgrading and (b) otherwise maintaining (i) single living accommodation and (ii) service families accommodation in (A) the 2024-25 financial year and (B) each remaini
Answer: The forecast spend for maintaining and improving Service Family Accommodation (SFA) in financial year (FY) 2024-25 is circa £400 million. Of this, circa £131 million is to be spent on improving/upgrading SFA and circa £309 million is to be spent on mainte...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordStrategic Defence ReviewMinistry of DefenceTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19375More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to publish his response to the Strategic Defence Review at the same time as the Spending Review.
Answer: The Reviewers will make their final report to the Prime Minister, Chancellor of the Exchequer and Defence Secretary in the first half of 2025. The Secretary of State for Defence will subsequently report the Strategic Defence Review to Parliament. Ahead of...
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPoland: Guided WeaponsMinistry of DefenceTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19374More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress his Department has made on the Narew UK-Poland missile defence partnership.
Answer: Further to finalisation of a contract between Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa (PGZ) and MBDA(UK), Polish and UK industry are now delivering the Narew air defence contract worth over £4 billion. The deal was supported by UK Export Finance.
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: Private EducationMinistry of DefenceTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19373More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an estimate of the potential cost to his Department of the Continuity of Education Allowance for financial year (a) 2024-25, (b) 2025-26, (c) 2026-27, (d) 2027-28 and (e ) 2028-29.
Answer: Following the Continuity of Education Allowance (CEA) in year re-rating exercise, the cost of the allowance for Financial Year 2024-25 is £95 million. The cost for Financial Year 2025-2026 is estimated at £104.4 million (based on current rates and cost). ...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordNuclear-free Zones: TreatiesMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18988More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with his US counterparts on the application of the Treaty of Pelindaba to Diego Garcia.
Answer: The Secretary of State holds regular meetings with US counterparts where they cover a range of issues, including the sovereignty negotiations for the Chagos Archipelago.
Answered 18 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordChina: MauritiusForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18987More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2024 to Question 16475 on China: Mauritius, whether he plans to monitor the (a) implementation and (b) potential implications for his pol
Answer: As with previous FOCAC commitments we will monitor their implementation and implications for UK policy. The UK will take a consistent and pragmatic approach to China's role in Africa - we will cooperate where we can, compete where we have different intere...
Answered 6 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordNuclear-free Zones: TreatiesMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18986More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2024 to Question 16455 on Nuclear-free Zones: Treaties, whether the proposed treaty with Mauritius on the sovereignty of the Chagos Islands will include an exemption for the m
Answer: With reference to the answers that I provided to questions 16455 and 18117, asked by the Rt Hon Member for Rayleigh and Wickford, the UK’s primary goal throughout negotiations was to protect the joint UK-US military base on Diego Garcia, which plays a cru...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
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