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How many space liaison officers are stationed in the military.
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There are two international space liaison officers stationed in UK Space Command.
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Written questions by Cartlidge.
Every parliamentary written question tabled by James Cartlidge this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.
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Showing 1,881–1,900 of 3,253 · Ministry of Defence
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How many Wolfhound vehicles have been donated to Ukraine (a) before 5 July 2024 and (b) since 5 July 2024.
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Over 240 protected mobility vehicles have been donated to Ukraine since February 2022.
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How many Husky vehicles have been donated to Ukraine (a) before 5 July 2024 and (b) since 5 July 2024.
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Over 240 protected mobility vehicles have been donated to Ukraine since February 2022.
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Whether Foxhound vehicles have been donated to Ukraine (a) before and (b) since 5 July 2024.
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Over 240 protected mobility vehicles have been donated to Ukraine since February 2022.
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Pursuant to the Answer of 17 March 2025 to Question 37237 on Defence: Procurement, what the other Departmental publications are that are working in parallel to the SME direct spend target.
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The Ministry of Defence's SME direct spend target continues to be developed in parallel with and as part of the Strategic Defence Review and the Defence Industrial Strategy. We intend to publish an updated SME Action Plan setting out how we will deliver on the target and take forward the broader commitments to SMEs set out in the Defence Industrial Strategy.
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Whether he plans to increase the weight of drone that armed forces personnel are permitted to pilot during training.
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There is no maximum weight of an Uncrewed Aerial System which an operator can use during military training. UK Service personnel are routinely training with uncrewed systems that range in weight from grammes to tonnes.
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Pursuant to the Answer of 25 March 2025 to Question 39874 on Firing Ranges: Northumberland, for what reason his Department do not record time lost due to incursions on Ministry of Defence Ranges.
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Training time lost due to incursions on Ministry of Defence ranges is not recorded as the Defence Infrastructure Organisation has not been requested to do so.
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What estimate he has made of the number of jobs that will be supported by the New Medium Helicopter contract in each of the next four financial years.
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The New Medium Helicopter procurement remains commercially sensitive, and the evaluation and approval process needs to complete before further details, including estimates of the number of jobs it will support, can be confirmed.
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How many jobs will be supported by the Ajax contract during this Parliament.
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The Armoured Cavalry (Ajax) Programme supports 4,100 jobs in the UK supply chain across 230 companies.
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What estimate he has made of the number of jobs that will be supported by the Boxer contract during this Parliament.
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The Mechanised Infantry (BOXER) programme supports a network of over 100 UK suppliers. It has created approximately 1,000 direct British jobs and sustains three times as many. 60% by value of the original BOXER production contract is planned to come from the UK.
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How many jobs will be supported in defence rotary contracts during this Parliament.
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This information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
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How many jobs will be supported by the New Medium Helicopter contract during this Parliament.
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The New Medium Helicopter procurement remains commercially sensitive, and the evaluation and approval process needs to complete before further details, including estimates of the number of jobs it will support, can be confirmed.
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How many jobs will be supported by the RCH 155 contract during this Parliament.
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The Remote Controlled Howitzer 155mm (RCH 155) project is currently in the assessment phase with the intention of delivering the system within this decade, therefore, it is not possible to provide a total figure at present. The anticipated new Rheinmetall UK gun barrel factory, that will manufacture RCH 155 and Challenger 3 barrels, will support over 400 jobs.
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What steps he is taking to expand signal jamming practice for armed forces personnel.
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The Ministry of Defence is not taking any additional steps to ‘expand’ its ability to enable Armed Forces personnel to practice jamming signals, It is not appropriate to go into details for operational security reasons. I can confirm beyond the that there are extant procedures that exist to enable jamming for testing, training and exercising in the UK.
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Whether he plans to procure any SG-1 Fathom underwater gliders.
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The Royal Navy has begun industry engagement to understand how commercial systems could be used to conduct anti-submarine warfare in the Atlantic. Any acquisition of these capabilities would be subject to outcomes of the Strategic Defence Review, funding and open competition.
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Whether he plans to procure the Lura-SG-1 artificial intelligence system.
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The Royal Navy has begun industry engagement to understand how commercial systems could be used to conduct anti-submarine warfare in the Atlantic.
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Pursuant to the Answer of 7 May to Question 48490 on Brunei: Armed Forces, what mitigations are in place until the introduction of the H145 HC2 Jupiter helicopters.
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I am withholding this information as its disclosure would, or would be likely to prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces.
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What assessment he has made of the potential impact of the recently agreed trade agreement with India on Defence.
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The landmark Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with India is a significant achievement which will strengthen the UK's economy. While the defence sector is not directly linked to the FTA, secondary benefits for Defence will include improved terms for advanced manufacturing, business mobility and stronger bilateral relations to drive forward a new Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.
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What steps he is taking to increase UK sovereign capability in small arms production.
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Project GRAYBURN aims to replace the L85 family of rifles with a new weapon system fit for future warfare. This will be achieved in partnership with industry by growing UK sovereign manufacturing skills and infrastructure. The Ministry of Defence is committed to investing in our nation’s prosperity and supporting and developing our competitive industrial base through provision of education, skills and jobs. The Defence Industrial Strategy will articulate how best Defence can contribute to sovereign operational independence, including in the production of small arms.
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How many Australian companies have been approved by the Australian Government to join the AUKUS Authorised User Community.
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Australia currently has 344 members of its Authorised User Community. The reason that their membership numbers are higher than the UK is a result of Australia migrating their members from the Australia Approved Community (AC) which is under the Defence Trade Cooperation Treaty (DTCT) 2012. The Australian DTCT was more widely used by Australia than the UK and therefore Australia had more AC members to migrate than the UK.
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