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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Pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 7495 on Global Combat Air Programme, what discussions he has had with his counterparts in (a) Italy and (b) Japan on the potential merits of the Tempest platf
AI and autonomous technologies are developing rapidly and the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) core platform is being designed to incorporate them as they mature. We assess that pilots will still have a crucial role to play when GCAP comes into service ...
Pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 7495 on Global Combat Air Programme, what comparative estimate he has made of the (a) cost and (b) time taken for (i) safety, (ii) training and (iii) certific
AI and autonomous technologies are developing rapidly and the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) core platform is being designed to incorporate them as they mature. We assess that pilots will still have a crucial role to play when GCAP comes into service ...
Pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 7495 on Global Combat Air Programme, what comparative estimate he has made of the cost of the Tempest platform as a (a) uncrewed and (b) piloted platform.
AI and autonomous technologies are developing rapidly and the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) core platform is being designed to incorporate them as they mature. We assess that pilots will still have a crucial role to play when GCAP comes into service ...
Pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 7495 on Global Combat Air Programme, what comparative estimate he has made of the future delivery timeline of the Tempest platform as a (a) uncrewed and (b) p
AI and autonomous technologies are developing rapidly and the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) core platform is being designed to incorporate them as they mature. We assess that pilots will still have a crucial role to play when GCAP comes into service ...
What progress he has made on providing a clear demand signal to the UK’s sovereign complex weapons industrial base.
The UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) has prioritised long term strategic relationships with our UK sovereign complex weapons industrial base. The MOD has recently signed the PMA2 with MBDA, through which weapon systems design, development, production, and sup...
What steps he is taking with his Polish counterpart to progress the Future Common Missile programme.
As a close ally and partner, we continue to work closely with Poland to progress our relationship in Integrated Air and Missile Defence.
How many Typhoons will deploy to Poland in the spring as part of NATO Enhanced Air Policing.
The UK continues to fully support its commitment to NATO’s rotational enhanced air policing model. The UK will be deploying six x Typhoon to Poland for a 4-month block in 2025 alongside a partner Swedish force of Gripen to provide a quick reaction force t...
What plans he has for the redeployment of the Sky Sabre GBAD capability based in Rzeszow following the conclusion of Op STIFFTAIL.
Sky Sabre, the UK’s Medium range air defence capability that was deployed under Op STIFFTAIL, is now returning to the UK to undergo a period of reconstitution. There are a number of options for redeployment under consideration but there has been no decisi...
What recent progress his Department has made on the Narew UK-Poland missile defence partnership.
Further to finalisation of a contract between Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa (PGZ) and MBDA(UK), Polish and UK industry are now delivering the Narew air defence contract worth over £4 billion. The deal was supported by UK Export Finance.
How much his Department plans to spend on (a) upgrading and (b) otherwise maintaining (i) single living accommodation and (ii) service families accommodation in (A) the 2024-25 financial year and (B) each remaini
The forecast spend for maintaining and improving Service Family Accommodation (SFA) in financial year (FY) 2024-25 is circa £400 million. Of this, circa £131 million is to be spent on improving/upgrading SFA and circa £309 million is to be spent on mainte...
With reference to the Answer of 12 March 2024 to Question 18057, how many such complaints his Department received between (a) 1 January and 31 March, (b) 1 April and 5 July and (c) 6 July and 11 December 2024.
The tables below show the number of reported complaints relating to Service Family Accommodation and Single Living Accommodation between 1 January and 31 March, 1 April and 5 July and 6 July and 11 December 2024. Service Family AccommodationDatesNumber of...
If he will make an estimate of the potential cost to his Department of the Continuity of Education Allowance for financial year (a) 2024-25, (b) 2025-26, (c) 2026-27, (d) 2027-28 and (e ) 2028-29.
Following the Continuity of Education Allowance (CEA) in year re-rating exercise, the cost of the allowance for Financial Year 2024-25 is £95 million. The cost for Financial Year 2025-2026 is estimated at £104.4 million (based on current rates and cost). ...
Whether he plans to publish his response to the Strategic Defence Review at the same time as the Spending Review.
The Reviewers will make their final report to the Prime Minister, Chancellor of the Exchequer and Defence Secretary in the first half of 2025. The Secretary of State for Defence will subsequently report the Strategic Defence Review to Parliament. Ahead of...
If he will publish an assessment of the potential impact of VAT on school fees on children of service families who are (a) in receipt of Continuity of Education Allowance and (b) attending an independent school b
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) provides Continuity of Education Allowance (CEA) to Service personnel to minimise the disruption to their children’s education caused by service commitments involving frequent moves of the family home. Their circumstances mus...
Pursuant to the Answer of 4 November to Question 11939 on Ministry of Defence: Employers Contributions, if he will list the total cost to his Department from the employer National Insurance Contributions announce
His Majesty's Treasury has confirmed they will provide funding towards the increased cost of National Insurance contributions for the Department.The additional cost of employer National Insurance contributions in future years will be subject to changes in...
With reference to the Written Statement by the then Minister for Defence Procurement on 13 November 2023 on Service Family Accommodation and Winter Planning, HCWS28, whether he plans to make a Ministerial Stateme
The Ministry of Defence currently has no plans to make a Ministerial Statement outlining the Department’s planned programme of work to support Service Family Accommodation this winter.
How many individual Service Family Accommodation properties will have received new double glazing windows (a) between 5 July 2024 and 10 December 2024 and (b) in the remainder of the current financial year.
3,412 Service Family Accommodation (SFA) properties received a damp and mould treatment between 5 July and 10 December 2024. Data for the remainder of the current Financial Year (FY) cannot be provided as damp and mould is dealt with on a case-by-case bas...
What discussions he has had with his US counterparts on the application of the Treaty of Pelindaba to Diego Garcia.
The Secretary of State holds regular meetings with US counterparts where they cover a range of issues, including the sovereignty negotiations for the Chagos Archipelago.
Pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2024 to Question 16455 on Nuclear-free Zones: Treaties, whether the proposed treaty with Mauritius on the sovereignty of the Chagos Islands will include an exemption for the m
With reference to the answers that I provided to questions 16455 and 18117, asked by the Rt Hon Member for Rayleigh and Wickford, the UK’s primary goal throughout negotiations was to protect the joint UK-US military base on Diego Garcia, which plays a cru...
Pursuant to the Answer of 4 November 2024 to Question 11939 on Ministry of Defence: Employers Contributions, how much of the cost of employer National Insurance contributions will be covered by additional direct
His Majesty’s Treasury has confirmed they will provide funding for the increased cost of National Insurance contributions for the Department. I will write to the hon. Member to confirm the amount once this has been finalised and will place a copy of my le...