James Cartlidge MP: written questions 2025
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Ministry of Defence: Employers' ContributionsMinistry of DefenceTabled 23 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26051More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 19 December to Question 20237 on Ministry of Defence: Employers’ Contributions, when his Department plans to publish the details of the funding set aside to cover the increased cost of N
Answer: The Government will be supporting Departments with the cost of additional employer national insurance contributions. This is in line with the Government's usual approach to supporting the public sector, as was the case with the previous Government's Healt...
Answered 31 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordArmyMinistry of DefenceTabled 23 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26050More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 20 December to Question 18985 on Army, whether the Departmental priority to double the lethality of the British Army by 2027 includes the acceleration beyond current plans of any current
Answer: The ambition set by the Chief of the General Staff to double the fighting power of the British Army by 2027 and treble it by 2030 exists within the Army as a principle to guide Army modernisation. It is not tied to specific programmes or procurements, but...
Answered 31 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordArmyMinistry of DefenceTabled 23 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26049More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 20 December to Question 18985 on Army, whether the Departmental priority to double the lethality of the British Army by 2027 includes the procurement of the precision strike missile syst
Answer: The ambition set by the Chief of the General Staff to double the fighting power of the British Army by 2027 and treble it by 2030 exists within the Army as a principle to guide Army modernisation. It is not tied to specific programmes or procurements, but...
Answered 31 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSovereignty: British Indian Ocean TerritoryTreasuryTabled 23 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26048More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Office for Value for Money will assess the proposed Chagos settlement.
Answer: The Chagos agreement, as an international treaty, falls outside the remit of the OVfM, which is focused on removing inefficiency, scrutinising investment proposals and provide advice on system reforms.
Answered 30 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: Inheritance TaxDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 23 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26047More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an estimate of the number of farms affected by changes to (a) Inheritance Tax, (b) Agricultural Property Relief and (c) Business Property Relief in South Suffolk co
Answer: Assessing the impact of the new Inheritance Tax policy, which comes into force from 6 April 2026, relies on a number of factors such as ownership structure and debt levels. Without such information, which the Government does not hold at that level, area l...
Answered 31 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPrivate Education: South SuffolkTreasuryTabled 23 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26046More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will estimate the revenue expected to be raised from applying business rates to independent schools in South Suffolk constituency in the next financial year.
Answer: At Autumn Budget 2024, the Government reconfirmed that it is removing private schools’ eligibility for charitable rate relief under business rates in England from April 2025. This intervention will raise around £140 million per year.Business rates retenti...
Answered 30 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPrivate Education: South SuffolkTreasuryTabled 23 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26045More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an estimate of the total revenue to be raised from applying VAT to independent schools in South Suffolk constituency in the next financial year.
Answer: The Government does not have an estimate of the revenue from this measure specifically from the South Suffolk constituency. At the Autumn Budget the Government published a detailed response to the consultation conducted between July and September. Annexed...
Answered 30 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordDiego Garcia: Military BasesMinistry of DefenceTabled 23 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26044More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has discussed the proposed payment to leaseback the military base on Diego Garcia with the Office for Value for Money.
Answer: We continue to work closely with HM Treasury on the agreement with Mauritius and will take this forward into the Spending Review. The Office for Value for Money has not been involved in these discussions to date.Details of the Treaty agreed between the UK...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordChagos Islands: SovereigntyMinistry of DefenceTabled 23 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26043More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department have had with US counterparts regarding the Chagos Islands since President Trump took office.
Answer: The Senate confirmation process is still ongoing for members of President Trump's Administration cabinet. The Government looks forward to working with US Secretary of Defense Peter Hegseth following his confirmation by the Senate and the Administration in...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed 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
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