James Cartlidge MP: written questions
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Written question 29981Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 15 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29981More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much her Department has spent on Local Government Reorganisation in Suffolk in financial years a) 2024/25 b) 2025/26 c) 2026/27.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordUncrewed Systems: FinanceMinistry of DefenceTabled 8 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27980More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much will be spent on uncrewed and autonomous testing for the British Army in the (a) current and (b) remaining financial years of this Parliament.
Answer: The information is not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost. There is a range of test and evaluation activity planned across Project CORVUS, Project NYX, Uncrewed Ground Vehicle development activities and other Army uncrewed ...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordUncrewed Systems: FinanceMinistry of DefenceTabled 8 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27979More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much will be spent on uncrewed and autonomous testing for the Royal Air Force in the (a) current and (b) remaining financial years of this Parliament.
Answer: The information is not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost. There is a range of Test and Evaluation activity planned across the Protector RG1 programme, the Stormshroud programme, Collaborative Combat Aircraft, and other tec...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ReorganisationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27978More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much has been spent on Local Government Reorganisation a) nationally and b) in Suffolk.
Answer: As set out by the Secretary of State in her oral statement of 7 September, the Government has withdrawn the March 2026 decisions for Essex, Hampshire, Norfolk and Suffolk, and paused decisions for the other 14 areas while a full review of the local govern...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDefence: ExpenditureMinistry of DefenceTabled 7 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27497More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the £220million allocated to the Barrow Transformation Fund will be included in UK NATO qualifying defence spend.
Answer: In line with NATO guidance, all relevant Government expenditure will be counted towards defence spending, including Departments outside of MOD, provided it specifically meets the needs of the UK Armed Forces.
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordUncrewed Systems: ExpenditureMinistry of DefenceTabled 7 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27496More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total amount is that will be spent on uncrewed and autonomous testing for the Royal Navy in the (a) current and (b) remaining financial years of this parliament.
Answer: The information required to answer the question is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost to the Department.
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordUncrewed Systems: ExpenditureMinistry of DefenceTabled 7 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27495More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total amount is that will be spent on developing Collaborative Combat Aircraft for the RAF in the (a) current and (b) remaining financial years of this parliament.
Answer: The UK's Defence Investment Plan (DIP) allocated £300 million specifically to launch a dedicated UK Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) programme. This targeted funding is aimed at kickstarting a domestic autonomous jet programme, with the government expe...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordUncrewed Systems: ExpenditureMinistry of DefenceTabled 7 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27494More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much he plans to spend on (a) uncrewed systems and (b) counter drone systems for the Army in each of the remaining financial years of this Parliament.
Answer: Across the remainder of this Parliament the Ministry of Defence plans to spend £1.26 billion on Land domain uncrewed systems and £482 million on deployable counter drone systems for the Army. This latter figure does not include funding for counter drone s...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordNavy: ExpenditureMinistry of DefenceTabled 7 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27493More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much he intends to spend on developing a Hybrid Navy in each of the remaining financial years of this Parliament.
Answer: Defence will invest at least £1.5 billion over the next four years to begin delivering the Hybrid Navy, including the integration of autonomous underwater, surface and airborne systems to deliver mass and persistence. By 2030, we aim to have brought the f...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAnimal Experiments: ShellfishHome OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21293More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to extend the protections provided by the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 to decapod crustaceans.
Answer: The Government has not decided whether to extend the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 to decapod crustaceans. The Home Office is continuing a phased, evidence-based programme of work to improve protections for decapods used in science and inform a...
Answered 3 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAnimal Experiments: ShellfishHome OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21292More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 4 June 2026 to Question 4425 on Animal Experiments: Shellfish, what recent progress her Department has made in considering whether decapod crustaceans should be regulat
Answer: The Government has not decided whether to extend the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 to decapod crustaceans. The Home Office is continuing a phased, evidence-based programme of work to improve protections for decapods used in science and inform a...
Answered 3 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordReligious Buildings: Repairs and MaintenanceTreasuryTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21291More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of applying a zero rate of VAT to repairs and maintenance works carried out on places of worship.
Answer: VAT is a broad-based tax on consumption and the standard rate of 20 per cent applies to most goods and services, including most construction works. Exceptions to the standard rate have always been limited and balanced against affordability concerns.To sup...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordOil: ScotlandMinistry of DefenceTabled 16 Jul 2026Awaiting answerUIN 19396More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's statement entitled Royal Navy Estate, published on 15 July 2026, what estimate he has made of the number of additional jobs that will be created at the Finnart Oil Terminal as a
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordOil: ScotlandMinistry of DefenceTabled 16 Jul 2026Awaiting answerUIN 19395More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's statement entitled Royal Navy Estate, published on 15 July 2026, what timetable has been set for the Finnart Oil Terminal to become fully operational.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordOil: ScotlandMinistry of DefenceTabled 16 Jul 2026Awaiting answerUIN 19394More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's statement entitled Royal Navy Estate, published on 15 July 2026, what estimate he has made of the annual operating costs of the Finnart Oil Terminal.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordOil: ScotlandMinistry of DefenceTabled 16 Jul 2026Awaiting answerUIN 19393More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's statement entitled Royal Navy Estate, published on 15 July 2026, what estimate he has made of the total cost of bringing the Finnart Oil Terminal into full operational use.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordNavy: Military BasesMinistry of DefenceTabled 16 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19392More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's statement entitled Naval Base Infrastructure, published on 14 July 2026, whether major contracts under Project Royal Oak will be subject to competitive tender.
Answer: Project Royal Oak will deliver more than £26 billion of investment over the next decade to modernise HM Naval Bases Clyde, Devonport and Portsmouth. Detailed commercial and procurement arrangements are being developed. All procurement activity undertaken ...
Answered 3 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordNavy: Military BasesMinistry of DefenceTabled 16 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19391More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's statement entitled Naval Base Infrastructure, published on 14 July 2026, what assessment he has made of the contribution of Project Royal Oak to meeting the recommendations of t
Answer: Project Royal Oak delivers key Strategic Defence Review recommendations by recapitalising the Defence estate and strengthening the Strategic Base. Through £26 billion of investment over the next decade, including major upgrades at Faslane, Portsmouth and ...
Answered 2 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordNavy: Military BasesMinistry of DefenceTabled 16 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19390More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's statement entitled Naval Base Infrastructure, published on 14 July 2026, what proportion of contracts awarded under Project Royal Oak are expected to be placed with UK based sup
Answer: Project Royal Oak will deliver more than £26 billion of investment over the next decade to modernise His Majesty’s Naval Bases at Clyde, Devonport and Portsmouth. As the programme remains in its early stages, detailed commercial and contracting arrangemen...
Answered 3 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordNavy: Military BasesMinistry of DefenceTabled 16 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19389More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's statement entitled Naval Base Infrastructure, published on 14 July 2026, how many apprentices and adult learners the proposed Skills Development Centre expects to support each y
Answer: The Skills and Development Centre scope is currently being refined. The number of apprentices and adult learners it will be capable of supporting will be confirmed once that work has concluded.
Answered 2 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPortsmouth DockyardMinistry of DefenceTabled 16 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19388More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's statement entitled Naval Base Infrastructure, published on 14 July 2026, what the expected completion date is for each element of project Bentham.
Answer: Project Royal Oak allocated £26 billion across our three naval bases and provided £3.9 billion for HMNB Portsmouth. Project Bentham is part of that funding and work on the delivery programme for Project Bentham is ongoing. Completion dates for the individ...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDevonport DockyardMinistry of DefenceTabled 16 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19387More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's statement entitled Naval Base Infrastructure, published on 14 July 2026, what timetable has been set for the works on 14 Dock at HMNB Devonport.
Answer: As part of Project Royal Oak, £7.1 billion will be invested in HMNB Devonport and Devonport Dockyard over the next decade. This investment includes continued upgrades to 15 Dock to enhance capability and resilience for the submarine maintenance programme,...
Answered 2 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDevonport DockyardMinistry of DefenceTabled 16 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19386More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's statement entitled Naval Base Infrastructure, published on 14 July 2026, what timetable has been set for the modernisation of 10 Dock at HMNB Devonport.
Answer: As part of Project Royal Oak, £7.1 billion will be invested in HMNB Devonport and Devonport Dockyard over the next decade. This investment includes continued upgrades to 15 Dock to enhance capability and resilience for the submarine maintenance programme,...
Answered 2 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDevonport DockyardMinistry of DefenceTabled 16 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19385More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's statement entitled Naval Base Infrastructure, published on 14 July 2026, what timetable has been set for the upgrade of 15 Dock at HMNB Devonport.
Answer: As part of Project Royal Oak, £7.1 billion will be invested in HMNB Devonport and Devonport Dockyard over the next decade. This investment includes continued upgrades to 15 Dock to enhance capability and resilience for the submarine maintenance programme,...
Answered 2 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordNavy: Military BasesMinistry of DefenceTabled 16 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19384More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's statement entitled Naval Base Infrastructure, published on 14 July 2026, what proportion of the £26 billion investment is allocated to (a) new capabilities, (b) accommodation.
Answer: The £26 billion investment of Project Royal Oak is an aggregate package inclusive of HMNB Clyde, HMNB Devonport and HMNB Portsmouth. This package encompasses a broad range of infrastructure, estate renewal, accommodation, engineering, sustainment and oper...
Answered 2 Sept 2026
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