James Cartlidge

2 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Defence

USA: Military Bases

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with his US counterpart on the use of the (a) Diego Garcia and (b) RAF Fairford military bases since 28 February 2026.

2 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Defence

RAF Akrotiri: Security

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he has taken to protect (a) service personnel and (b) their families at RAF Akrotiri since 1 March 2026.

2 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Defence

RAF Akrotiri: Security

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the security in place at RAF Akrotiri.

2 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many individuals does he expect to receive an operational tour bonus in each remaining financial year of the current Parliament.

2 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many individuals have received an operational tour bonus in each of the ten previous financial years.

2 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Diego Garcia: Military Bases

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his statement of 22 May 2025 on Diego Garcia Military Base, Official Report, Column 1284, if he will provide the basis for his comments that the UK would face legal rulings within weeks.

2 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Air Force: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to increase training of Royal Air Force engineers in extreme cold temperatures in each remaining year of the current Parliament.

2 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Unmanned Air Systems: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 13 February on Unmanned Air Systems: Training, how many individual units in the Field Army currently train in the use of small uncrewed air systems.

2 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Unmanned Air Systems: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 13 February on Unmanned Air Systems: Training, how many individual small uncrewed air systems training programmes are delivered by the Land Warfare Centre each year.

2 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Germany: Military Bases

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many UK service personnel have been stationed at the Land Regional Hub Germany in each of the last 10 financial years in a (a) permanent and (b) temporary capacity.

2 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Germany: Military Bases

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the military equipment currently stationed at the Land Regional Hub Germany.

2 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Germany: Military Bases

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many UK service personnel are permanently stationed at the Land Regional Hub Germany.

2 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Germany: Military Bases

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many live firing exercises have taken place at the Land Regional Hub Germany in each of the 10 previous financial years.

2 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Germany: Military Bases

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to reduce the quantity of military equipment used at the Land Regional Hub Germany in any of the remaining years of the current Parliament.

2 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Oman: Military Bases

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel have been stationed at the Land Regional Hub Oman in a (a) permanent and (b) temporary capacity in each of the last 10 financial years.

2 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Oman: Military Bases

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what military equipment is stationed at the Land Regional Hub Oman.

2 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Oman: Military Bases

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel are permanently stationed at the Land Regional Hub Oman.

2 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Oman: Military Bases

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many live firing exercises have taken place at the Land Regional Hub Oman in each of the last ten financial years.

27 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many applications to join the (a) Army, (b) Royal Air Force and (c) Royal Navy were rejected due to medical reasons since 5 July 2024.

27 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Diego Garcia: Military Bases

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his statement of 22 May 2025 on Diego Garcia Military Base, Official Report, column 1284, if he will list the legal threats that currently threaten the security of the Diego Garcia military base

27 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Diego Garcia: Military Bases

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has had discussions with his Mauritian counterpart on Article 298 of UNCLOS and Diego Garcia.

27 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Defence Investment Plan will contain costings for all defence programmes.

27 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces Commissioner: Public Appointments

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many candidates remain in the selection process to hire an Armed Forces Commissioner.

27 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces Commissioner

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any candidates have been selected in the process to hire an Armed Forces Commissioner.

27 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to respond to Question 106547 on Poland: Military Aid.

27 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to respond to Question 104231 on Northern Ireland Troubles Bill.

27 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to respond to Question 104230 on Northern Ireland Troubles Bill.

27 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to respond to Question 103365 on Northern Ireland Troubles Bill.

27 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to respond to Question 107088 on Poland: Defence Procurement.

27 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Small Businesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department plans to spend with SMEs in (a) 2026 and (b) 2027.