Written questions

James Cartlidge

3,870 written questions tabled, most recent first.

24 Oct 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Project Gigabit: Broadband

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, 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.

24 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Estonia: Unmanned Air Systems

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to undertake further drone flight tests in Estonia following the 47th Regiment Royal Artillery’s testing during August.

24 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Estonia: Unmanned Air Systems

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to permanently deploy a drone-specialist regiment in Estonia.

24 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Watchkeeper Wk450

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Army’s Watchkeeper mid-life extension programme.

24 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Estonia: Watchkeeper WK450

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his Department's policies of the results of training flights using Watchkeeper WK450 tactical unmanned aerial vehicle systems in Estonia in August 202

23 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Joint Expeditionary Force

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to discuss participation in joint procurement initiatives with other Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) nations at the next JEF summit.

23 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to (a) promote and (b) participate in multi-national procurement initiatives through NATO.

23 Oct 2024 · Treasury

Ukraine: Overseas Loans

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, 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

23 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Uncrewed Systems: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of whether there is capacity for UK drone production to increase in the near term.

23 Oct 2024 · Treasury

Ukraine: Overseas Loans

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the £2.26bn loan for Ukraine will be included in the GDP figure for defence expenditure.

22 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Strategic Defence Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, 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

22 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Palantir

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what contracts his Department holds with Palantir Inc.

21 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Space Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make it his policy to prioritise the UK's capability in the space sector in the forthcoming defence industrial strategy.