James Cartlidge

26 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Military Aircraft: Helicopters

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's planned timetable is for announcing the award for the New Medium Helicopter contract.

26 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Military Aircraft: Helicopters

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of his decision to retire (a) Chinook heavy transporter helicopters and (b) Puma helicopters on tender scoring for the New Medium Helicopter programme.

26 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Military Aircraft: Helicopters

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending the operational lifespan of the Airbus H145 helicopter.

26 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Military Aircraft: Helicopters

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending the operational lifespan of the Lockheed Martin UH-60 Black Hawk.

26 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Military Aircraft: Helicopters

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Oral Statement of 20 November 2024, Official Report, columns 287-289, how many platforms his Department intends to procure through the New Medium Helicopter programme, in the context of his

26 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Military Aircraft: Helicopters

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department plans to change the extant New Medium Helicopter competitive tender.

26 Nov 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

National Grid

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an estimate of the cost of building (a) the Western link and (b) all current and future stages of the Eastern Link if that route was primarily overland via pylons instead of o

22 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Disclosure of Information

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has revoked the Chief of Defence staff’s pre-release access to his Department’s Departmental resources and statistical bulletin-M.

22 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Disclosure of Information

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason his Department has removed the Chief of the Defence Staff from the Department’s Finance and Economics pre-release access lists, other than the Departmental resources and Statistical Bulletin-MOD R

21 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Defence

HMS Albion and HMS Bulwark: Decommissioning

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of his decision to retire HMS Bulwark and HMS Albion on the operational capability of the Royal Marines.

21 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Military Aircraft: Helicopters

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the cost of the commercial service to bridge the availability gap for rotary capability in (a) Brunei and (b) Cyprus.

21 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Engineers

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Oral Statement of 20 November 2024 on Defence Programmes Developments, Official Report, columns 287-289, whether he plans to extend the retention bonuses for aircraft engineers to non-aircra

21 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Incentives

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Oral Statement of 20 November 2024 on Defence Programmes Developments, Official Report, columns 287-289, whether retention bonuses for Army personnel will be made available to the (a) Royal

21 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Defence

BAE Systems: Barrow in Furness

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the cost of repairing the structural damage to HMS Devonshire.

12 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Diego Garcia: Military Bases

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of the cost of running the UK-US military base in Diego Garcia was covered by the United States in financial year 2023-24.

12 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Diego Garcia: Military Bases

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost to the public purse was of running the UK-US military base on Diego Garcia in financial year 2023-24.

11 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his answer to Urgent Question on 11 November 2024 from the Hon. Member for South Suffolk, when he first became aware of the costs to be borne by his Department arising from the agreement with Ma

11 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department will receive additional funding to cover any additional costs arising from the Chagos Island settlement.

11 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what date he agreed his Department’s contribution to the Chagos Island settlement.

11 Nov 2024 · Treasury

Armed Forces: Inheritance Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 5.52 of the Autumn Budget 2024, published on 30 October, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to inheritance tax on Death in Service awards for surviving spouse

6 Nov 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Floods: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the formula used to allocate flood funding to rural areas.

6 Nov 2024 · Treasury

Public Works Loan Board: Interest Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to review Public Works Loan Board rates offered to councils.

6 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Community Housing: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to renew the Community Housing Fund.

6 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Internal Drainage Boards: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to reform funding arrangements for Internal Drainage Board levies.

6 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Homelessness

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will provide additional support to district councils to reduce levels of homelessness.

6 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Devolution: Suffolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans she has to include district councils in the Suffolk devolution deal.

6 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Defence

National Armaments Director

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many staff members will be employed in the National Armament Director’s private office.

6 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Defence

National Armaments Director

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, where he plans to locate the private office of the National Armaments Director.

6 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Defence

National Armaments Director

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he categorises the National Armaments Director role as a (a) civil servant or (b) military appointment.

4 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Defence

AUKUS

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the guidance entitled Appointment of AUKUS Adviser and report: Terms of Reference, published on 29 August 2024, when he plans to publish Sir Stephen Lovegrove's report on AUKUS.