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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Innovation and Technology, whether he plans to divert any of the £5bn in funding for Project Gigabit to urban areas.
Project Gigabit is designed to deliver gigabit-capable broadband to premises that will not be built to by the market without subsidy.It is not possible to specify the proportion of Project Gigabit funding that will be allocated to rural and urban areas, a...
Innovation and Technology, what proportion of Project Gigabit’s £5bn in funding will be used to deliver broadband in (a) rural and (b) urban areas.
Project Gigabit is designed to deliver gigabit-capable broadband to premises that will not be built to by the market without subsidy.It is not possible to specify the proportion of Project Gigabit funding that will be allocated to rural and urban areas, a...
Whether he plans to undertake further drone flight tests in Estonia following the 47th Regiment Royal Artillery’s testing during August.
A battery from 47th Regiment Royal Artillery successfully deployed to Estonia this August to operate the Watchkeeper system as part of Exercise ATHENA SHIELD. This was a proof-of-concept exercise to fly Watchkeeper at the latest build standard, in a strat...
Whether he plans to permanently deploy a drone-specialist regiment in Estonia.
A battery from 47th Regiment Royal Artillery successfully deployed to Estonia this August to operate the Watchkeeper system as part of Exercise ATHENA SHIELD. This was a proof-of-concept exercise to fly Watchkeeper at the latest build standard, in a strat...
What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Army’s Watchkeeper mid-life extension programme.
Work to assess the options available to the Department regarding the Watchkeeper Mid-Life Extension programme is ongoing, as such no final assessment has been made.
Whether he plans to discuss participation in joint procurement initiatives with other Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) nations at the next JEF summit.
The JEF by design is a collaborative effort among 10 like-minded nations, with similar interests and priorities. There are currently no JEF-badged joint procurement initiatives, nor any immediate intention to explore this avenue of co-operation, though we...
What assessment he has made of whether there is capacity for UK drone production to increase in the near term.
Defence has conducted an in depth industry survey following the Ministry of Defence Drone industry day earlier this year. We have generated a considerable range of data on Defence and Supplier coherence, and the UK Supply Chain and Commercial Market which...
What steps his Department is taking to (a) promote and (b) participate in multi-national procurement initiatives through NATO.
Since the UK launched the NATO Multinational Procurement Initiatives on missiles and munitions alongside a total of 14 European NATO allies, we have promoted UK-led cooperative procurement opportunities on the Lightweight Multirole Missile (LMM) and the A...
With reference to the Oral Statement of 22 October 2024 on Ukraine, Official Report, columns 183-4, whether she has had discussions with her Ukrainian counterpart on the proportion of the £2.26 billion loan to Ukrai
With regard to the UK’s disbursement of its £2.26bn contribution to the Extraordinary Revenue Acceleration scheme, the loan agreement and full terms remain in discussion and no decision has yet been made on what Ukraine will buy using this money. The UK i...
Whether the £2.26bn loan for Ukraine will be included in the GDP figure for defence expenditure.
The UK’s contribution to the ERA will be provided to the Government of Ukraine as a loan from the UK Government, for them to spend on military procurement. Because it is not direct UK defence spending, HMG’s assessment is the £2.26bn ERA loan will therefo...
Pursuant to the Answer of 21 October 2024 to Question 9487 on Strategic Defence Review, whether submissions to the Strategic Defence Review will be first read by (a) a human being and (b) an Artificial Intelligen
The responsible use of AI is part of how Defence must work in the 21st century. We have been transparent about our ambition to exploit AI for a wide range of defence applications. Human ingenuity is at the heart of this transformative review, AI plays an ...
What contracts his Department holds with Palantir Inc.
A search for the information has now been completed within the Ministry of Defence, and I can confirm the Department holds two open contracts with Palantir Inc. The details of one of the contracts can be found below, the second contract is withheld under ...
If he will make it his policy to prioritise the UK's capability in the space sector in the forthcoming defence industrial strategy.
The Government is committed to the development of the UK's vibrant space sector which is a vital part of the economy. The Government has previously set out its intentions for space capabilities which will continue to be developed as this work evolves and ...
What his policy is on the 30 year shipbuilding pipeline outlined in the refresh to the national shipbuilding strategy.
This Government is committed to delivering a thriving shipbuilding sector across the UK. The National Shipbuilding Office provides strategic oversight of all Government shipbuilding activity, driving forward transformative change in the sector. This inclu...
What estimate he has made of the per-person cost of training a regular army recruit undertaking phase one basic training including (a) staff, (b) accommodation and (c) logistics costs.
The average cost to train a Regular Army recruit at the Army Training Centre Pirbright is approximately £47,900. This is the estimated cost of delivering the Basic Training course, known as the Common Military Syllabus Future Soldier, which is completed b...
What assessment he has made of the strategic value of maintaining sovereign capabilities in military satellite communications.
The UK's military satellite communications programme is based on the principles of freedom of action, operational advantage and operational independence, and therefore 'sovereign control' is a core design tenet. This is regularly validated through the Dep...
What weighting will be given to sovereign capability in the procurement of the SKYNET Enduring Capability Satellite System.
The specification for the next generation of the Skynet communications Satellite obligates the bidders to meet certain requirements related to the UK technical and manufacturing content of their offered solutions. As this is a live competition it is not p...
What steps he plans to take to engage with industry as part of the development of the defence industrial strategy.
This Government recognises the vital role the defence industry plays not only in our national security but also to the economic prosperity and growth of the UK. Our industry partners, of all sizes, are at the heart of our One Defence approach and we recog...
Whether he plans to prioritise increasing UK sovereign capability across defence as part of the defence industrial strategy.
This Government recognises the vital role the defence industry plays not only in our national security but also to the prosperity and economic growth of the UK. This Government is committed to developing a UK defence industrial base that is able to better...
When he plans to publish the defence industrial strategy.
The Government will issue its new Defence Industrial Strategy in 2025. With defence identified as a high-growth sector within the UK Industrial Strategy, the Defence Industrial Strategy will be developed at pace in parallel to, but independent of, the Str...