James Cartlidge MP: written questions 2025
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HMS Defender: Repairs and MaintenanceMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97300More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects HMS Defender to complete the Power Improvement Project upgrade.
Answer: As of December 2025, three Type 45 Destroyers have completed their Power Improvement Project (PIP) upgrades: HMS DAUNTLESS, HMS DARING, and HMS DRAGON, HMS DEFENDER and HMS DIAMOND are currently undergoing PIP upgrades. HMS DUNCAN is operational, pending ...
Answered 11 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordRFA ResurgentMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97299More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Work starts on the future of naval support in boost to British jobs, published on 3 December 2025, what is the in service date for RFA Resurgent.
Answer: The Fleet Solid Support (FSS) programme cut steel on 3 December 2025, which marks the start of the construction phase for the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) ships. The RFA Resurgent was named at the cut steel ceremony. The core RFA crew is expected to be aro...
Answered 11 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordRFA ResurgentMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97298More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Work starts on the future of naval support in boost to British jobs, published on 3 December 2025, how many crew will be required to operate RFA Resurgent
Answer: The Fleet Solid Support (FSS) programme cut steel on 3 December 2025, which marks the start of the construction phase for the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) ships. The RFA Resurgent was named at the cut steel ceremony. The core RFA crew is expected to be aro...
Answered 11 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordRFA ResurgentMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97297More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Work starts on the future of naval support in boost to British jobs, published on 3 December 2025, when will construction on RFA Resurgent commence.
Answer: The Fleet Solid Support (FSS) programme cut steel on 3 December 2025, which marks the start of the construction phase for the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) ships. The RFA Resurgent was named at the cut steel ceremony. The core RFA crew is expected to be aro...
Answered 11 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAmmunition: FactoriesMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97296More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled UK “building the factories of the future” as government launches next phase of new munitions and energetics factories, published on 19 November 2025, whet
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 25 November 2025, to Question 93045. https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-11-20/93045 Work is underway to plan the new factories. It is currently premature to provide ...
Answered 11 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordGuided Weapons: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97295More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many One-Way Effectors will be delivered under Project Brakestop.
Answer: No final decisions have been made on numbers of systems to be bought in BRAKESTOP as we are in the flight trial phase of the programme. The performance of the systems being trialed, the capacity of the companies involved as well as the final costs of the ...
Answered 17 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAjax Vehicles: SafetyMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97294More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the estimated cost of the Ministerial led review into the Ajax programme.
Answer: The only costs currently anticipated are in terms of Ministry of Defence staff time. There is no current estimate of this cost.
Answered 26 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAjax Vehicles: SafetyMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97159More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Ministerial led review into the Ajax programme will be used to guide any future decisions regarding the Ajax programme.
Answer: The Ministerial Review has already begun. The review will be supported by an expert challenge panel including the Secretary of State's Strategic Advisor Malcolm Chalmers, and military personnel. I have committed to report progress on the Ajax investigatio...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAjax Vehicles: SafetyMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97158More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Ministerial led review into the Ajax programme will report to Parliament in the form of an (a) oral or (b) written statement.
Answer: The Ministerial Review has already begun. The review will be supported by an expert challenge panel including the Secretary of State's Strategic Advisor Malcolm Chalmers, and military personnel. I have committed to report progress on the Ajax investigatio...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAjax Vehicles: SafetyMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97157More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will provide a full list of the experts conducting the Ministerial led review into the Ajax programme.
Answer: The Ministerial Review has already begun. The review will be supported by an expert challenge panel including the Secretary of State's Strategic Advisor Malcolm Chalmers, and military personnel. I have committed to report progress on the Ajax investigatio...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAjax Vehicles: SafetyMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97156More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the previous reviews that will be assessed in the Ministerial led review into the Ajax programme.
Answer: The Ministerial Review has already begun. The review will be supported by an expert challenge panel including the Secretary of State's Strategic Advisor Malcolm Chalmers, and military personnel. I have committed to report progress on the Ajax investigatio...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAjax Vehicles: SafetyMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97155More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what measure will the Ministerial led review into the Ajax programme use to assess the effectiveness of the Department in implementing actions of previous reviews.
Answer: The Ministerial Review has already begun. The review will be supported by an expert challenge panel including the Secretary of State's Strategic Advisor Malcolm Chalmers, and military personnel. I have committed to report progress on the Ajax investigatio...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAjax Vehicles: SafetyMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97154More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the Ministerial led review into the Ajax programme will (a) begin and (b) conclude.
Answer: The Ministerial Review has already begun. The review will be supported by an expert challenge panel including the Secretary of State's Strategic Advisor Malcolm Chalmers, and military personnel. I have committed to report progress on the Ajax investigatio...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordNorway: Military AlliancesMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97153More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled UK and Norway to operate together to counter Russian undersea threat through major new defence agreement, published on 4 December 2025, how many offshore
Answer: The Lunna House announcement on 4 December 2025 highlighted the UK's intent, conveyed to the Prime Minister of Norway, Jonas Støre, to deliver the Offshore Support Vessel as the mothership for the Mine Hunting Capability programme. The exact number of Off...
Answered 12 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97152More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 3 December to Question 95406 on Defence: Procurement, whether the Defence Small and Medium Enterprise Support Hub is also known as the Defence Office for Small Business Growth.
Answer: Yes, the Office for Small Business Growth is the enduring title for what was previously referred to as the Defence Small and Medium Enterprise Support Hub.
Answered 11 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: FinanceTreasuryTabled 4 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97151More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what percentage of GDP will be spent on the MOD budget in the financial year that NATO declared defence spending will increase to 3 per cent of GDP.
Answer: We are set to spend 2.6 percent of GDP on defence spending in 2027, with an ambition to spend 3 percent of GDP on defence next Parliament when economic and fiscal conditions allow.
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: FinanceMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97150More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, in which financial year will UK NATO declared defence spending will rise above 2.6 per cent of GDP.
Answer: The UK's defence spending is expected to rise to 2.6% from 2027. The next Spending Review in 2027 will determine the trajectory beyond the current Spending Review period.
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: FinanceTreasuryTabled 4 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97149More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 3 December 2025 to Question 95420 on Defence: Finance, whether she has a timetable for spending 3 per cent of GDP on defence.
Answer: We are set to spend 2.6 percent of GDP on defence spending in 2027, with an ambition to spend 3 percent of GDP on defence next Parliament when economic and fiscal conditions allow.
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordType 26 Frigates: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97148More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what funding is in place for the Ministry of Defence to purchase 8 Type-26 ships.
Answer: A £3.7 billion contract was signed with BAE Systems on 29 June 2017 to manufacture the first batch of three Type 26 frigates and a £4.2 billion contract amendment was signed for Batch 2 of the ships on 1 November 2022. A total funding provision of £7.9 bi...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordGuided Weapons: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96819More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many One-Way Effectors will be delivered under Project Brakestop.
Answer: No final decisions have been made on numbers of systems to be bought in BRAKESTOP as we are in the flight trial phase of the programme. The performance of the systems being trialed, the capacity of the companies involved as well as the final costs of the ...
Answered 17 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAmmunition: FactoriesMinistry of DefenceTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96818More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled UK “building the factories of the future” as government launches next phase of new munitions and energetics factories, published on 19 November 2025, whet
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 25 November 2025, to Question 93045. https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-11-20/93045
Answered 8 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAmmunition: FactoriesMinistry of DefenceTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96817More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled UK “building the factories of the future” as government launches next phase of new munitions and energetics factories, published on 19 November 2025, when
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 25 November 2025, to Question 93045. https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-11-20/93045 Work is underway to plan the new factories, it is currently premature to provide ...
Answered 8 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordGuided Weapons: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96816More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the in service date for the One-Way Effector delivered under Project Brakestop.
Answer: There is no defined in-service date for Project BRAKESTOP. The Department is currently planning to place production contracts in 2026, following upcoming flight trials.
Answered 11 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordGuided Weapons: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96815More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether there has been any delay to the delivery of Project Brakestop.
Answer: The Project BRAKESTOP schedule has been highly ambitious from the outset. Flight trials are broadly on track.
Answered 11 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordGuided Weapons: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96814More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will provide a list of each company currently operating under Project Brakestop.
Answer: I hope the hon. Gentleman will understand that providing a list of each company currently operating under Project BRAKESTOP would prejudice national security and commercial interests.
Answered 12 Dec 2025
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