James Cartlidge MP: written questions 2025
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Defence: National SecurityMinistry of DefenceTabled 7 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36429More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether there have been any changes to the process of issuing security clearances to representatives of defence businesses by his Department since 5 July 2024.
Answer: UKSV (Cabinet Office) is the sole provider of National Security Vetting and is responsible for issuing security clearances. Ministry of Defence (MOD), including Defence suppliers accredited by MOD to act as a sponsor for National Security Vetting, is a cu...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: National SecurityMinistry of DefenceTabled 7 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36428More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average time taken was for the issuing of security clearances by his Department for businesses in the defence sector in the latest period for which data is available.
Answer: UKSV (Cabinet Office) is the sole provider of National Security Vetting and is responsible for issuing security clearances. Ministry of Defence (MOD), including Defence suppliers accredited by MOD to act as a sponsor for National Security Vetting, is a cu...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordUkraine: Intelligence ServicesMinistry of DefenceTabled 7 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36427More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the decision by the US to pause intelligence sharing with Ukraine on the use of UK RC-135W Rivet Joint to support intelligence gathering for Ukraine.
Answer: There is a long-standing position of successive Governments not to comment on specific intelligence capabilities or detail concerning intelligence operations.
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordUkraine: Intelligence ServicesMinistry of DefenceTabled 7 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36426More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the decision by the US to pause intelligence sharing with Ukraine on the use of Storm Shadow missiles supplied by Britain.
Answer: There is a long-standing position of successive Governments not to comment on specific intelligence capabilities or detail concerning intelligence operations.
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordUkraine: Intelligence ServicesMinistry of DefenceTabled 7 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36425More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential implication for his policies of the decision by the US to pause intelligence sharing with Ukraine.
Answer: There is a long-standing position of successive Governments not to comment on specific intelligence capabilities or detail concerning intelligence operations.
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordIntelligence Services: FinanceMinistry of DefenceTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36105More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 5 March 2025 to Question 33516 on Defence: Finance, whether his plan to spend 2.5% of GDP on defence expenditure in the 2026-27 financial year includes expenditure on the intelligence an
Answer: The Prime Minister has announced that the definition of defence spending will be updated to recognise what our security and intelligence agencies do to boost our security, as well as our military. That, combined with the increase to defence spending, will...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordStrategic Defence Review: Nuclear WeaponsMinistry of DefenceTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36104More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Strategic Defence Review will consider the UK's nuclear capability.
Answer: As stated in the Strategic Defence Review's published Terms of Reference, the Government has a total commitment to the independent UK nuclear deterrent. The Review is considering the efficiency and effectiveness of the nuclear programme.As a Government we...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordUnmanned Marine SystemsMinistry of DefenceTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35729More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his target in service date is for CETUS.
Answer: CETUS is undergoing Integrated Test, Evaluation and Acceptance trials which are expected to complete in the summer, before handover to the Royal Navy. This is six months later than planned because of an amendment to the original design of the vessel. CETU...
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordNATO: SubmarinesMinistry of DefenceTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35728More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress has been made on the NATO anti-submarine warfare barrier smart defence initiative.
Answer: The Smart Defence Initiative is one part of our portfolio of work to maintain operational advantage in the underwater domain. Subject to Strategic Defence Review outcomes it will be deployed alongside other fixed and crewed systems and will be complimente...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordUnmanned Marine SystemsMinistry of DefenceTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35727More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reasons there has been a delay in commencing the CETUS sea trials.
Answer: CETUS is undergoing Integrated Test, Evaluation and Acceptance trials which are expected to complete in the summer, before handover to the Royal Navy. This is six months later than planned because of an amendment to the original design of the vessel. CETU...
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordUnmanned Marine SystemsMinistry of DefenceTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35726More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent estimate he has made of when (a) trials and (b) experimentation of CETUS will conclude.
Answer: CETUS is undergoing Integrated Test, Evaluation and Acceptance trials which are expected to complete in the summer, before handover to the Royal Navy. This is six months later than planned because of an amendment to the original design of the vessel. CETU...
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordFreezing of Assets: RussiaTreasuryTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35725More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an estimate of the annual amount of interest accrued on all assets frozen by the Government in relation to the war in Ukraine.
Answer: The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI), part of HM Treasury, published in its 2022-2023 Annual Review that between February 2022 and October 2023, £22.7 billion in frozen funds had been reported to OFSI in relation to the Russia sanctions...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordUkraine: AmmunitionMinistry of DefenceTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35724More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many 30mm cannon rounds have been procured for Ukraine since 5 July 2024.
Answer: The UK has provided over six million rounds of small arms and light weapons ammunition to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. We cannot comment on specific calibres of ammunition or more detailed procurement and delivery schedules due to operational security.
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordUkraine: AmmunitionMinistry of DefenceTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35723More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many 9mm pistol rounds have been procured for Ukraine since 5 July 2024.
Answer: The UK has provided over six million rounds of small arms and light weapons ammunition to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. We cannot comment on specific calibres of ammunition or more detailed procurement and delivery schedules due to operational security.
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordUkraine: AmmunitionMinistry of DefenceTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35722More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many 7.62mm rounds have been procured for Ukraine since 5 July 2024.
Answer: The UK has provided over six million rounds of small arms and light weapons ammunition to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. We cannot comment on specific calibres of ammunition or more detailed procurement and delivery schedules due to operational security.
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordUkraine: AmmunitionMinistry of DefenceTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35721More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many 5.56mm rifle rounds have been procured for Ukraine since 5 July 2024.
Answer: The UK has provided over six million rounds of small arms and light weapons ammunition to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. We cannot comment on specific calibres of ammunition or more detailed procurement and delivery schedules due to operational security.
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordFreezing of Assets: RussiaTreasuryTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35720More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the value is of assets frozen as part of the Government’s support for Ukraine.
Answer: The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI), part of HM Treasury, published in its 2022-2023 Annual Review that between February 2022 and October 2023, £22.7 billion in frozen funds had been reported to OFSI in relation to the Russia sanctions...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordFreezing of Assets: RussiaTreasuryTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35719More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an estimate of the value of unallocated interest from assets frozen as part of the Government’s support for Ukraine.
Answer: The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI), part of HM Treasury, published in its 2022-2023 Annual Review that between February 2022 and October 2023, £22.7 billion in frozen funds had been reported to OFSI in relation to the Russia sanctions...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordFreezing of Assets: RussiaTreasuryTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35718More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the amount of interest accrued from frozen Russian assets that has been used to provide military aid to Ukraine.
Answer: The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI), part of HM Treasury, published in its 2022-2023 Annual Review that between February 2022 and October 2023, £22.7 billion in frozen funds had been reported to OFSI in relation to the Russia sanctions...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAmmunition: Manufacturing IndustriesMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35342More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many new jobs have been created to support the Next Generation Munitions Solution agreement (a) between 11 July 2023 and 4 July 2024 and (b) since 5 July 2024 in (i) Washington in Tyne & Wear, (ii) Glascoed,
Answer: The Ministry of Defence (MOD) does not currently hold information about the number of jobs created to support the Next Generation Munitions Solution agreement in the specified time period. The Department has requested BAE Systems, who deliver the Next Gen...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAmmunition: Manufacturing IndustriesMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35341More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many manufacturing jobs have been created to support the Next Generation Munitions Solution agreement (a) between 11 July 2023 and 4 July 2024 and (b) since 5 July 2024 in (i) Washington in Tyne & Wear and (i
Answer: The Ministry of Defence (MOD) does not currently hold the number of manufacturing jobs created to support the Next Generation Munitions Solution agreement in the specified time period.The Department has requested BAE Systems, (who deliver the Next Generat...
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAmmunition: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35340More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any new orders have been placed as part of the Next Generation Munitions Solution agreement since 5 July 2024.
Answer: This information is being withheld for the purpose of safeguarding national security.
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordArtillery: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35339More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has placed any new orders for 155mm shells since 5 July 2024.
Answer: This information is being withheld for the purpose of safeguarding national security.
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordArtillery: AmmunitionMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35338More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many 155mm artillery shells were manufactured in the UK (a) between 11 July 2023 and 4 July 2024 and (b) since 5 July 2024.
Answer: This information is being withheld for the purpose of safeguarding national security.
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordArtillery: AmmunitionMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35337More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many 30mm cannon rounds were manufactured in the UK (a) between 11 July 2023 and 4 July 2024 and (b) since 5 July 2024.
Answer: This information is being withheld for the purpose of safeguarding national security.
Answered 10 Mar 2025
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