James Cartlidge

8 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Air Force: Military Bases

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to issue an Urgent Capability Requirement to procure security enhancements for RAF bases.

8 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will provide a list of the total number of civil service personnel employed by the Ministry of Defence in each financial year since 1995.

7 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Cadets

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the numbers of cadets in the combined Cadet Force since the 5 July 2024.

7 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Public Appointments

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to abolish the Secretary of State’s Office for Net Assessment and Challenge.

7 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Public Appointments

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has appointed a Director of the Secretary of State’s Office for Net Assessment and Challenge.

7 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Public Appointments

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Q43 of the oral evidence he gave to the Defence Committee on 2 July 2025, HC 973, if the Strategic Advisor and Head of Review and Challenge is a direct replacement for the Director of the Secret

7 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Public Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his oral contribution during the debate on Defence on 2 July, Official Report, Column 327, whether the additional £5 billion spent on defence includes funding for Ukraine.

7 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Public Appointments

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Q43 of the oral evidence given by him to the Defence Committee on 2 July 2025, HC 973, how many candidates were interviewed as part of the recruiting process to appoint the announced Strategic A

7 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Public Appointments

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Q43 of the oral evidence given by him to the Defence Committee on 2 July 2025, HC 973, for how long the application process to fill the announced Strategic Advisor and Head of Review and Challen

7 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Public Appointments

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Q43 of the oral evidence given by him to the Defence Committee on 2 July 2025, HC 973, whether there was an official application process for the appointment of the announced Strategic Advisor an

7 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Public Appointments

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Q43 of the oral evidence given by him to the Defence Committee on 2 July 2025, HC 973, what the remuneration package for the announced Strategic Advisor and Head of Review and Challenge will be.

7 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Public Appointments

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Q43 of the oral evidence given by him to the Defence Committee on 2 July 2025, HC 973, if he will outline the responsibilities of the announced Strategic Advisor and Head of Review and Challenge

7 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 7 July to Question 64518 on Armed Forces: Housing, whether the Defence Housing Strategy will be published before the rise of the House on 22 July 2025.

7 Jul 2025 · Treasury

Defence: Finance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 4 July to Question 62703 on Defence: Finance, what the total financial quantum was of the elements of the single intelligence account which will be included in the Ministry of Defence budge

3 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Reserve Forces

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many reserve service days were completed by the Volunteer Reserves in the last five financial years by rank.

3 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Reserve Forces

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many volunteer reservists completed (a) up to 18, (b) 19 to 26 and (c) over 27 reserve service days in the last five financial years by service.

3 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Defence

F-35 Aircraft: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the press release entitled UK to purchase F-35As and join NATO mission as Government steps up national security and delivers defence dividend, published on 24 June 2025, what his target date is

3 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Defence

F-35 Aircraft: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the press release entitled UK to purchase F-35As and join NATO mission as Government steps up national security and delivers defence dividend, published on 24 June 2025, whether nuclear certific

3 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Ukraine: Arms Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the United States' decision to pause certain arms supplies to Ukraine.

3 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Ukraine: Arms Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with his United States counterpart on that country's decision to pause certain arms supplies to Ukraine.

3 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Reserve Forces: Payments

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many volunteer reservists received an annual bounty in the last five financial years by (a) service and (b) rank.

3 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Reserve Forces: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost to his Department was of the volunteer reserve annual bounty in the last five financial years by service.

3 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Reserve Forces: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost to his Department was of volunteer reserve pay excluding annual bounties in the last five financial years by service.

3 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Reserve Forces

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many reserve service days were completed by the Volunteer Reserves in the last five financial years by service.

3 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Military Bases: Unmanned Air Systems

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what approvals process is required by the Military Aviation Authority for the use of (a) reconnaissance and (b) kinetic drones on UK military bases.

3 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Electronic Warfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many orders of electronic jamming equipment his Department has made for use by the armed forces since 5 July 2024.

3 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Electronic Surveillance

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many orders of electronic surveillance equipment his Department has made for use by the armed forces since 5 July 2024.

3 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Electronic Warfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many orders of electronic warfare equipment has his Department made for use by the armed forces since 5 July 2024.

3 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Electronic Warfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the electronic warfare equipment used by the armed forces.

3 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Electronic Warfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the quality of electronic warfare equipment used by the armed forces in training exercises.