James MacCleary MP: written questions
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Defence: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98163More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of inflation on capital procurement programmes over the last five years.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence prepares its cost forecasts with inflation estimates included. However, the higher levels of inflation experienced following Covid-19 and the start of Russia's war against Ukraine has increased costs to Defence, as inflation increa...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98162More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any major equipment programmes have been subject to formal ministerial directions in the last ten years.
Answer: Since 2011 ordinarily all Ministerial directions are published, unless the matter must be kept confidential.
Answered 11 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98160More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many major procurement programmes have capability gaps due to the speed of their delivery.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence takes a rigorous approach to manage risks arising from capability gaps, ensuring that we are able to deliver defence's strategic and operational tasks. It is important to guard against the threat of adversary data aggregation of ga...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMilitary Aircraft: CrewMinistry of DefenceTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98159More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many RAF personnel are assigned to support VIP fleet operations.
Answer: There are eight personnel in the Command Support Air Transport (CSAT) tasking team, responsible for tasking the Envoy and Voyager aircraft in support of Op VESPINA (Flights for Head of State or Head of Government on State business only). CSAT operations a...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMilitary AircraftMinistry of DefenceTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98158More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many missions flown by VIP-configured RAF aircraft since 2019 have been classified as operational, diplomatic, or domestic travel.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence does not categorise Command Support Air Transport (CSAT) missions under the classification of operational, diplomatic or domestic travel.The majority of CSAT tasks are operational or in support of operations with Operational Comman...
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMilitary AircraftMinistry of DefenceTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98156More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many flying hours have been completed on VIP-configured RAF aircraft in each year since 2019.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question 17070 which provided the requested information from 2019 – 5 March 2024. Annual flying hours by aircraft type for the RAF’s Command Support Air Transport (CSAT) fleet, together with the Voyager aircr...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: WomenMinistry of DefenceTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98154More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has established an oversight mechanism to monitor delivery of the Atherton Report recommendations.
Answer: Of the House of Commons Defence Committee's report ‘Protecting those who protect us: Women in the Armed Forces from Recruitment to Civilian Life’, Defence has accepted 33 recommendations, partially accepted a further four recommendations and noted 13 poin...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: WomenMinistry of DefenceTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98153More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many recommendations from the Atherton Report have been fully implemented to date.
Answer: Of the House of Commons Defence Committee's report ‘Protecting those who protect us: Women in the Armed Forces from Recruitment to Civilian Life’, Defence has accepted 33 recommendations, partially accepted a further four recommendations and noted 13 poin...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordBoeing P-8 and Type 26 Frigates: North Atlantic OceanMinistry of DefenceTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98152More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) Type 26 frigates and (b) P-8 Poseidon aircraft will be assigned to Atlantic Bastion and when will they begin operations as part of AB.
Answer: Atlantic Bastion (AB) is Defence’s plan to secure the North Atlantic for the UK and NATO against the persistent and growing underwater threat. AB is not an operation; it is a plan to transition to a hybrid Navy, combining both crewed and uncrewed underwat...
Answered 11 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: ConsultantsMinistry of DefenceTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98151More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many consultancy contracts with his Department have overrun or required extensions within the last five years.
Answer: I will write to the hon. Member and a copy of this letter will be placed in the Library of The House.
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMilitary Aircraft: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98150More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many consultancy contracts are currently in place in relation to major air capability programmes.
Answer: I will write to the hon. Member and a copy of this letter will be placed in the Library of The House.
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordBoeing E-7: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98149More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on external consultants supporting the A-7 Wedgetail programme since its inception.
Answer: To date, external consultancy spend on E-7 Wedgetail is £1.27 million and was spent in the 2017-18 financial year.
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98148More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average tenure has been for Senior Responsible Owners of major procurement programmes since 2015.
Answer: The average time served in post as a Senior Responsible Owner for defence major programmes listed on the Government Major Projects Portfolio (GMPP) for each Financial Year from 1 April 2015 is: Financial YearAverage Time in Post (Years)2015/20160.52016/20...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98147More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which major defence programmes currently lack a full-time Senior Responsible Owner.
Answer: The time commitment required from a Senior Responsible Owner (SRO) depends on the scope, scale and complexity of the project. We follow National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority (NISTA) guidance and have full-time SROs on the most chall...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAjax Vehicles: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98146More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Department has commissioned any further independent reviews of the Ajax programme since 2023.
Answer: We have three ongoing reviews into Ajax currently underway: Defence Accident Investigation Branch (DAIB)Army Safety Investigation Team (ASIT)Ministerial-led Review
Answered 11 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAjax Vehicles: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98145More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many recommendations from the 2023 Defence Committee report on the Ajax programme have been implemented to date.
Answer: It is unclear which report the hon. Member is referring to. The Defence Committee reported findings following an inquiry into the work of Defence Equipment and Support in 2023; however, no recommendations were made regarding the Ajax programme.
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98144More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average delay has been for major battlefield capability programmes commissioned since 2014.
Answer: We inherited considerable delays and cost overruns on a large number of defence procurement projects. We are working to address those through measures set ot in the Defence Industrial Strategy. Further announcements will come as part of the Defence Invest...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98143More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of major defence programmes have exceeded their original cost estimates in the last ten years.
Answer: We inherited considerable delays and cost overruns on a large number of defence procurement projects. We are working to address those through measures set ot in the Defence Industrial Strategy. Further announcements will come as part of the Defence Invest...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98140More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of Ministry of Defence projects within the Government Major Projects Portfolio have been delivered on time and within their initial approved budgets in the last ten years; how many cu
Answer: We inherited considerable delays and cost overruns on a large number of defence procurement projects. We are working to address those through measures set ot in the Defence Industrial Strategy. Further announcements will come as part of the Defence Invest...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: RUK Advanced SystemsMinistry of DefenceTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94457More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 25 November 2025 to Question 91714, whether his Department has had recent discussions with RUK Advance Systems Limited.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 13 March 2024, to Question 91714.https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-11-17/91714
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: ERCAS BVMinistry of DefenceTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94456More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 25 November 2025 to Question 91714 on ERCAS BV and RUK Advanced Systems, if he will list any meetings and communications his Department has had with ERCAS BV.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 13 March 2024, to Question 91714.https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-11-17/91714
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: FinanceMinistry of DefenceTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94118More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to publish the Defence Investment Plan.
Answer: The Defence Investment Plan (DIP) will determine how Defence intends to realise the vision of the Strategic Defence Review (SDR). We are working flat out to finalise the Defence Investment Plan and we will publish it as soon as it's ready. I’m sure the ho...
Answered 7 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: Data ProtectionMinistry of DefenceTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93625More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, the total number of assessed MoD data breaches since July 2025.
Answer: 201 personal data breaches were assessed between 1 July 2025 and 23 November 2025 by security personnel and subjected to an initial security risk assessment. Any further action would be taken on a proportionate basis. No data incidents between those dates...
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: HousingMinistry of DefenceTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93624More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many notices to quit have been issued by the Defence Infrastructure Organisation to service families in Service Family Accommodation properties in the UK in each month since January 2023.
Answer: The Defence Infrastructure Organisation does not issue Notices to Quit to Service families living in Service Family Accommodation. Instead, it issues Notices to Vacate to Service personnel. Notices to Quit are only issued – where and when appropriate – to...
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordWines: ExportsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93586More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help support the export of domestic wine.
Answer: DBT is committed to helping domestic wine producers grow through exports. DBT provide tailored export support and advice for businesses via business.gov.uk. This includes access to expert-led sessions via our Business Academy and country-led expertise fro...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
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