James MacCleary MP: written questions
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Armed Forces: HousingMinistry of DefenceTabled 6 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111523More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason were urgent repairs requested for Service Family Accommodation from 20/12/25 to 1/1/26.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence has recently published the Defence Housing Strategy which sets out a vision for the future transformation of military homes; 90% of military homes will be upgraded, renewed or rebuilt, through a record £9 billion investment over a ...
Answered 16 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: HousingMinistry of DefenceTabled 6 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111522More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many urgent repairs were requested for Service Family Accommodation from 20/12/25 to 1/1/26.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence has recently published the Defence Housing Strategy which sets out a vision for the future transformation of military homes; 90% of military homes will be upgraded, renewed or rebuilt, through a record £9 billion investment over a ...
Answered 16 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: Mental Health ServicesMinistry of DefenceTabled 6 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111521More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many dedicated mental health professionals there are per capita across the military; and how many have there been each year since 2015.
Answer: I am withholding the information as its disclosure would, or would be likely to prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces.
Answered 16 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: StaffMinistry of DefenceTabled 6 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111520More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on internal human resources services each year since 2015.
Answer: The table below shows the total amount spent each Financial Year (FY) on Civilian Human Resources Services and their associated costs provided by Defence Business Services, the Shared Service for Defence. This includes spend on the following DBS services:...
Answered 16 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordMilitary Police: ExpenditureMinistry of DefenceTabled 6 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111519More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on military police services each year since 2015.
Answer: The information requested is shown below.Where available, costs for the three Service Police forces for each Financial Year (FY) since 2015 are shown in the folloing tables. Royal Navy: FY18/19 19/20 20/21 21/22 22/23 23/24 24/25 Total£million10,449...
Answered 25 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordFisheries: FinanceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111354More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans her Department has to help support sustainable fishing through investment.
Answer: On 19 May 2025, the Government announced the Fishing and Coastal Growth Fund, a £360 million investment over the next 12 years in the UK’s fisheries and seafood sector, and coastal communities. In England the fund is being designed with input from industr...
Answered 10 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordFishDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111353More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department if taking steps to help promote fish as part of a healthy diet.
Answer: Fish is a healthy and nutritious source of protein that can play an important role in achieving a balanced diet. The NHS Eatwell Guide recommends eating at least two portions of fish per week, with one of those portions portion being oily fish. The Govern...
Answered 12 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordFisheries: Small BusinessesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111352More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to support small fishing fleets.
Answer: Defra works closely with all parts of the fishing industry, including the small‑scale fleet, to support a vibrant, profitable and sustainable sector. This includes securing fishing opportunities for them in annual negotiations and developing fisheries man...
Answered 10 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordFisheries: Young PeopleDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111351More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to encourage young people to enter the fishing industry.
Answer: Defra has been working with industry to understand how best to support young people into seafood careers. This includes Defra’s UK Seafood Careers Project, co-designed with industry, which has explored the issues and challenges affecting the recruitment a...
Answered 10 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordFisheries: Young PeopleDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111350More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to support young people in the fishing industry.
Answer: Defra has been working with industry to understand how best to support young people into seafood careers. This includes Defra’s UK Seafood Careers Project, co-designed with industry, which has explored the issues and challenges affecting the recruitment a...
Answered 10 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordFisheries: EU CountriesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111349More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure European fishing boats comply with the UK-EU fishing deal, particularly within the UK 12-mile limit.
Answer: EU vessels operating in UK waters are required to comply with the same rules as UK vessels. EU vessels have no access to the 0–6-mile zone and limited access to the 6–12-mile zone. Fishing vessel movements within English waters are monitored by the Marine...
Answered 10 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordTyphoon AircraftMinistry of DefenceTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111348More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, will the RAF's Eurofighter Typhoon be upgraded with the Aerodynamic Modification Kit.
Answer: The Typhoon is a world-class combat aircraft and will continue to serve as the backbone of the UK's Combat Air Force mass until at least the 2040s. To ensure it remains at the cutting edge of capability, the UK is planning significant investment in the Ty...
Answered 12 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordWarshipsMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111027More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how his Department plans to replace the batch 1 River Class of ships.
Answer: All decisions on capabilities will be taken in the Defence Investment Plan.
Answered 16 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordReserve ForcesMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111026More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 6 May 2025 to Question 48851 on Reserve Forces: Finance, what assessment he has made of the level of available reserve service days; and what steps his Department is taking to increase t
Answer: The UK Armed Forces continually review Reserve Service Days (RSD) to ensure that the Reserve Forces meet operational requirements. The Army is currently conducting a review of Army Reserve tasks, including those for 3 (UK) Division, through the Field Army...
Answered 13 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAjax Vehicles: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111025More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number and proportion of the capability requirements that Ajax-family Capability Drop 4 vehicles will fully comply with.
Answer: It would not be appropriate to release a complete list of capability criteria, or any amendments to them, as doing so could prejudice the capability of our Armed Forces.
Answered 12 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAjax Vehicles: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111024More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of the capability requirements have Ajax-family Capability Drop 3 vehicles been verified to fully comply with.
Answer: It would not be appropriate to release a complete list of capability criteria, or any amendments to them, as doing so could prejudice the capability of our Armed Forces.
Answered 12 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAjax Vehicles: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111023More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many of the Capability Drop 3 Ajax-family vehicles that have undergone acceptance testing by the Joint Acceptance Group required concessions against specifications or contractual requirements to be submitted
Answer: All 185 Capability Drop 3 vehicles have modifications above the current production baseline and therefore every vehicle accepted through the joint acceptance group testing has concessions. In addition to these above baseline concessions, there are 28 diff...
Answered 12 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAjax Vehicles: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111022More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of the original capability requirements specified for the Ajax-family vehicles have been relaxed or amended due to an inability of the vehicles to meet the original requirements.
Answer: It would not be appropriate to release a complete list of capability criteria, or any amendments to them, as doing so could prejudice the capability of our Armed Forces.
Answered 12 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordClinical Psychologists: TrainingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109711More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of limited spaces for the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology on workforce diversity and access to the profession.
Answer: No assessment has been made. The Government is fully committed to attracting, training, and recruiting the mental health workforce of the future, including clinical psychologists.We will publish a 10 Year Workforce Plan to set out action to create a workf...
Answered 5 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordClinical Psychologists: TrainingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109710More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many clinical psychology training places were commissioned in each of the last five years, and how this compares to the number of applicants.
Answer: The following table provides the number of training places across the 28 training providers of Doctorates in Clinical Psychology in England over the past five years:Year20212022202320242025Places9011,0651,0661,0641,073Source: Clearing House, available at ...
Answered 13 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPsychology: Postgraduate EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109709More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many university places there are for doctorates in Clinical Psychology.
Answer: Universities are autonomous bodies, independent from government, and are responsible for their own admissions decisions, including provision for doctoral places.NHS England commissions taught doctorate programmes for Clinical Psychologists. NHS funded tra...
Answered 9 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPsychology: Postgraduate EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109708More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support universities offering doctorates in Clinical Psychology.
Answer: Universities are autonomous bodies, independent from government, and are responsible for their own admissions decisions, including provision for doctoral places.NHS England commissions taught doctorate programmes for Clinical Psychologists. NHS funded tra...
Answered 9 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPsychology: Postgraduate EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109707More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure an adequate number of university places for students studying doctorates in Clinical Psychology.
Answer: Universities are autonomous bodies, independent from government, and are responsible for their own admissions decisions, including provision for doctoral places.NHS England commissions taught doctorate programmes for Clinical Psychologists. NHS funded tra...
Answered 9 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordCourts Martial: Sexual OffencesMinistry of DefenceTabled 29 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109706More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to parts 1 and 2 of the Service Justice System Review, published on 29 March 2018 and 29 March 2019, if he will amend the Armed Forces Bill to exclude rape and sexual assault with penetration from
Answer: There are no plans to amend the Armed Forces Bill in the way proposed. There have been significant improvements to investigations, prosecutions and victim support in the Service Justice System since the Lyons Review and the House of Commons’ Defence Commi...
Answered 6 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces CommissionerMinistry of DefenceTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108976More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when his Department will confirm the appointment of the Armed Forces Commissioner.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 12 January 2026 to Question 103963 to the hon. Member for Huntingdon (Ben Obese-Jecty).
Answered 2 Feb 2026
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