James Cartlidge

22 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Uncrewed Systems

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Europe's largest drone testing centre opens in Swindon to boost defence innovation, published on 12 June 2026, when the Uncrewed Systems Centre will be fu

22 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Ajax Vehicles: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Written Statement published by his Department on The Armoured Cavalry Programme on 28 April 2026, HCWS1545, when the Independent Expert Panel Review will complete its report.

22 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Ajax Vehicles: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Written Statement published by his Department on The Armoured Cavalry Programme on 28 April 2026, HCWS1545, when the further independent review commissioned will conclude.

22 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Ajax Vehicles: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Written Statement published by his Department on The Armoured Cavalry Programme on 28 April 2026, HCWS1545, whether he has appointed the lead reviewer for the further independent review.

22 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Public Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department's budget will increase in each remaining financial year of the current Parliament, as a percentage of GDP.

22 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Defence Housing Strategy: A £9bn ‘generational renewal' for forces family housing and 100,000 new homes on MOD land to drive growth, published on 2 Novemb

22 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much of the £7 billion to be spent on military accommodation in this Parliament has been spent as of 18 June 2026.

22 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has authorised a change to the spending envelope assigned to the Defence Housing Strategy.

22 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Defence Housing Strategy: A £9bn ‘generational renewal' for forces family housing and 100,000 new homes on MOD land to drive growth, published on 2 Novemb

22 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Ajax Vehicles: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Written Statement published by his Department on The Armoured Cavalry Programme on 28 April 2026, HCWS1545, when the Independent Expert Panel Review will complete its report.

22 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Public Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has had discussions regarding the implementation of efficiency savings in his Department in the (a) current and (b) next financial year.

19 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence

USA: NATO

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has held discussions with his United States counterpart regarding the withdrawal of US service personnel from NATO countries.

19 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence

NATO: Armed Forces

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to increase the military capabilities the United Kingdom assigns to the NATO Force Model.

19 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence

USA: NATO

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the impact on the security of NATO of the United States proposal to reduce the military capabilities it assigns to the NATO Force Model.

19 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence

USA: NATO

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the United States recent proposals to reduce the military capabilities it assigns to the NATO Force Model.

19 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled New taskforce to put AI on the UK's frontline, published on 10 June 2026, whether there is a target in place for the speed at which Taskforce RAID will de

19 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Global Combat Air Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether HM Treasury has formally offered to take control of spending on the Global Combat Air Programme.

17 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food: Production

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has a target for the percentage of food consumed in the UK that is produced domestically.

17 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food: Production

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has a target percentage for UK food production required to support national food security.

17 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Global Combat Air Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has held recent discussions regarding the Global Combat Air Programme with the Chancellor of the Exchequer.

17 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Ajax Vehicles: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has authorised a change to the projected lifetime cost of the Ajax programme.

17 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will meet with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland to discuss the potential impact of the Northern Ireland Troubles Bill on morale within the armed forces.

17 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Ajax Vehicles: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans on providing additional funding to the Ajax programme beyond the original fixed-price contract agreed.

17 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Defence Investment Plan will include details of the financial contributions from all Government Departments.

17 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Departmental Responsibilities

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department's policies of the personal statement by the Rt Hon. Member for Rawmarsh and Conisbrough on 16 June 2026, Official Report, Col 731.

17 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Shipping: English Channel

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to safeguard UK-registered civilian vessels against aggressive action showed by Russian military vessels in the English channel.

17 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Shipping: English Channel

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of protections in place for UK-registered civilian vessels in the English channel from Russian military vessels.

17 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Military Exercises

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any named exercise has been cancelled before it began since 5 July 2024.

17 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Electricity: Suffolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what plans his department has to ensure that the installation of Battery Energy Storage Systems at the Bramford Substation does not increase the chance of i) fire or ii) environmental risk.

17 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Pylons: East of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his department has plans to outline the potential impact that the proposed Norwich to Tilbury pylon line will have on i) the Bramford Substation, and ii) energy security for South Suf