James Cartlidge MP: written questions
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Warships: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 7 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16476More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled At least six new air defence warships to defend UK waters and boost shipbuilding, published on 29 June 2026, how much will be spent on the procurement of
Answer: The Defence Investment Plan announces at least £1.3 billion in a hybrid fleet, ultimately comprised of uncrewed missile platforms (Type 91), uncrewed underwater sense platforms (Type 92), extra large uncrewed underwater vessels (XLUUV) (Type 93), uncrewed...
Answered 15 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordMarines: Amphibious WarshipsMinistry of DefenceTabled 7 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16475More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled High-Speed boats and new drones for elite commando force under defence investment plan, published on 28 June 2026, how much of the £500 million to be spen
Answer: The Joint Commando Craft (JCC) programme will deliver between 2028 and 2033. The precise number of craft entering service during this Parliament and the next will depend on the final delivery schedule.
Answered 16 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordMarines: Amphibious WarshipsMinistry of DefenceTabled 7 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16474More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled High-Speed boats and new drones for elite commando force under defence investment plan, published on 28 June 2026, how many high-speed Commando Insertion
Answer: The Joint Commando Craft (JCC) programme will deliver between 2028 and 2033. The precise number of craft entering service during this Parliament and the next will depend on the final delivery schedule.
Answered 16 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordMarines: Amphibious WarshipsMinistry of DefenceTabled 7 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16473More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled High-Speed boats and new drones for elite commando force under defence investment plan, published on 28 June 2026, when will the new high-speed Commando I
Answer: The Joint Commando Craft (JCC) programme will deliver between 2028 and 2033. The precise number of craft entering service during this Parliament and the next will depend on the final delivery schedule.
Answered 16 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordNATO Countries: Military AttachésMinistry of DefenceTabled 6 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16006More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will provide a list of NATO countries with a UK defence attaché and if they are permanently stationed in country.
Answer: The UK have Defence Attachés/Advisors (DAs) stationed permanently in the following NATO countries with some DAs having Non-Residential Attaché (NRA) responsibility for other NATO countries in their region. · Albania· Belgium (DA is also NRA to Luxembourg)...
Answered 14 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordCASOMMinistry of DefenceTabled 3 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15728More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the out of service date for Storm Shadow.
Answer: I am withholding this information for reasons of operational security.
Answered 8 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordGuided WeaponsMinistry of DefenceTabled 3 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15727More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the in service date for STRATUS.
Answer: The Stratus programme is currently in its Assessment Phase and the in-service dates for the system have therefore not been formally set and endorsed. However, the programme is anticipating fielding both the STRATUS LO Air Launched Deep Strike variant and ...
Answered 8 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAmmunition: FinanceMinistry of DefenceTabled 3 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15726More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 1 July to Question 12213 on Ammunition: Finance, how much in each year referred to is new money allocated from the Defence Investment Plan.
Answer: The Defence Investment Plan (DIP) provided a unique opportunity to reset the entire defence programme to deliver the recommendations within the Strategic Defence Review. It is not possible to make a like-for-like comparison against previous planning assum...
Answered 16 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordType 45 DestroyersMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15391More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to implement a full life extension to the Type 45 fleet.
Answer: The Defence Investment Plan has allocated a specific funding line within this parliament to conduct a study on the transition between Type 45 and the Hybrid Navy Maritime Air Defence capability, including whether a life extension will be required. As prev...
Answered 27 Aug 2026
Original Parliament recordDefence: FinanceTreasuryTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15390More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement entitled Defence funding update, published on 30 June, HCWS165, how much of the £298 billion to be spent on defence over the next four years will be spent in finan
Answer: The Defence Investment Plan is backed by £298bn of investment over the next four years, from 2026-27 to 2029-30. The total Ministry of Defence budget is £68.3bn in 2026-27; £73.8bn in 2027-28; £76.5bn in 2028-29; and £79.1bn in 2029-30. More information o...
Answered 8 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordWarships: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15389More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much of the £1bn to be spent on the Royal Navy's hybrid over the next four years will be spent on the (a) Type 91, (b) Type 92, (c) Type 93, (d) Type 94 and (e) Common Combat Vessel.
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 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordWarships: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15388More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what size of workforce will be required to build the (a) Type 91, (b) Type 92, (c) Type 93, (d) Type 94 and (e) Common Combat Vessel.
Answer: The Defence Investment Plan set out the Royal Navy’s future approach to a family of autonomous and hybrid naval capabilities, including the Type 91, Type 92, Type 93 and Type 94 systems, alongside the Common Combat Vessel. Construction schedules and workf...
Answered 10 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordWarships: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15387More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the construction timeline of the (a) Type 91, (b) Type 92, (c) Type 93, (d) Type 94 and (e) Common Combat Vessel.
Answer: The Defence Investment Plan set out the Royal Navy’s future approach to a family of autonomous and hybrid naval capabilities, including the Type 91, Type 92, Type 93 and Type 94 systems, alongside the Common Combat Vessel. Construction schedules and workf...
Answered 10 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordWarships: Guided WeaponsMinistry of DefenceTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 14909More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many missiles will be carried on a single Common Combat Vessel.
Answer: The Royal Navy will determine the weapons fit and payload capacity of the Common Combat Vessel as the programme progresses through its concept and assessment phases. The role, configuration and armament of the Common Combat Vessel will be considered in th...
Answered 14 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordWarships: Guided WeaponsMinistry of DefenceTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 14908More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what types of missile will be carried on the Common Combat Vessel.
Answer: The Royal Navy will determine the weapons fit and payload capacity of the Common Combat Vessel as the programme progresses through its concept and assessment phases. The role, configuration and armament of the Common Combat Vessel will be considered in th...
Answered 14 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordWarships: Guided WeaponsMinistry of DefenceTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 14907More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what types of missile will be carried on the Type 91.
Answer: The Defence Investment Plan announced the development of the Type 91 uncrewed missile platform as part of the Royal Navy's future maritime integrated air and missile defence and strike capability. The number of platforms to be procured has not yet been de...
Answered 10 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordWarships: Guided WeaponsMinistry of DefenceTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 14906More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many missiles will be carried by a single Type 91 vessel.
Answer: The Defence Investment Plan announced the development of the Type 91 uncrewed missile platform as part of the Royal Navy's future maritime integrated air and missile defence and strike capability. The number of platforms to be procured has not yet been de...
Answered 10 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordWarships: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 14905More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Type 91s will be procured.
Answer: The Defence Investment Plan announced the development of the Type 91 uncrewed missile platform as part of the Royal Navy's future maritime integrated air and missile defence and strike capability. The number of platforms to be procured has not yet been de...
Answered 10 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDefence: ContractsMinistry of DefenceTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 14904More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many contracts have been issued as part of the Defence Investment Plan as of 1 July 2026.
Answer: The Defence Investment Plan (DIP), published on 30 June 2026, sets out the Ministry of Defence's investment priorities through to 2029-30. The publication of the Plan followed significant preparatory work to prioritise investment, develop programmes and p...
Answered 10 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordCadets: FinanceMinistry of DefenceTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 14903More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has authorised a reduction in the funding for cadets in the (a) current and (b) next Parliament.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence does not allocate funding directly to the Cadet Forces. The cost of delivering and supporting Cadet activity falls across a wide range of business areas, agencies, and organisations, and there are no discreet Cadet budgets as such....
Answered 9 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordCadets: FinanceMinistry of DefenceTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 14902More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much was spent on cadet funding in financial year (a) 2024-25 and (b) 2025-26.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence does not allocate funding directly to the Cadet Forces. The cost of delivering and supporting Cadet activity falls across a wide range of business areas, agencies, and organisations, and there are no discreet Cadet budgets as such....
Answered 9 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordCadets: FinanceMinistry of DefenceTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 14901More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much will be spent on cadet funding in the (a) each remaining financial year of the current Parliament and (b) each financial year of the next Parliament.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence does not allocate funding directly to the Cadet Forces. The cost of delivering and supporting Cadet activity falls across a wide range of business areas, agencies, and organisations, and there are no discreet Cadet budgets as such....
Answered 9 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: HousingMinistry of DefenceTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 14900More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much of the defence housing budget has been delayed to the next Parliament.
Answer: We inherited an appalling situation in defence housing and as a Government we are determined to resolve it, as set out the Defence Housing Strategy. This means 9-in-10 military housing upgraded or replaced and a new approach to the development of surplus ...
Answered 16 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordSkynetMinistry of DefenceTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 14899More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the capability gap created by his Department's decision to cancel the Skynet 6 programme.
Answer: The Skynet 6 programme has not been cancelled. There is continued investment in the delivery of the next generation of systems to support satellite communications out to the 2040s. As reported in the Defence Investment Plan, there has been a change in app...
Answered 9 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordNATOMinistry of DefenceTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 14898More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Defence Investment Plan on the United Kingdom's abilities to fulfil its NATO commitments.
Answer: The Defence Investment Plan (DIP) implements our ‘NATO First’ approach. It places NATO requirements and interoperability at the heart of UK capability planning and has been developed to deliver the optimal UK contribution into NATO’s warfighting plans. We...
Answered 9 Jul 2026
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