Every parliamentary written question tabled by James Cartlidge this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.
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How many hours of firing time have been lost at Pirbright Ranges due to (a) physical incursion into the range danger area by (i) members of the public and (ii) animals, (b) aerial incursion into the range danger area by drones and (c) for other reasons since 5 July 2024.
The requested information is not held. The time lost due to incursions on Ministry of Defence Ranges, is not recorded.
How many hours of firing time have been lost at Tain Air Weapons Range due to (a) physical incursion into the range danger area by (i) members of the public and (ii) animals, (b) aerial incursion into the range danger area by drones and (c) for other reasons since 5 July 2024.
The requested information is not held. The time lost due to incursions on Ministry of Defence Ranges, is not recorded.
How many hours of firing time have been lost at Straight Point Ranges Complex due to (a) physical incursion into the range danger area by (i) members of the public and (ii) animals, (b) aerial incursion into the range danger area by drones and (c) for other reasons since 5 July 2024.
The requested information is not held. The time lost due to incursions on Ministry of Defence Ranges, is not recorded.
How many hours of firing time have been lost at Cape Wrath Training Centre due to (a) physical incursion into the range danger area by (i) members of the public and (ii) animals, (b) aerial incursion into the range danger area by drones and (c) for other reasons since 5 July 2024.
The requested information is not held. The time lost due to incursions on Ministry of Defence Ranges, is not recorded.
How many hours of firing time have been lost at Longmoor Ranges due to (a) physical incursion into the range danger area by (i) members of the public and (ii) animals, (b) aerial incursion into the range danger area by drones and (c) for other reasons since 5 July 2024.
The requested information is not held. The time lost due to incursions on Ministry of Defence Ranges, is not recorded.
What the estimated cost to the public purse is of a single Global Combat Air Programme Tempest platform.
By working together, the UK and our international partners will deliver the military capability we need to overcome fast evolving threats, share costs to support affordability, and ensure the UK remains interoperable with some of our closest partners and at the core of NATO. At this stage, the unit price of each aircraft is unknown.
How many hours of firing time have been lost at Chickerell range due to (a) physical incursion into the range danger area by (i) members of the public and (ii) animals, (b) aerial incursion into the range danger area by drones and (c) for other reasons since 5 July 2024.
The requested information is not held. The time lost due to incursions on Ministry of Defence Ranges, is not recorded.
How many hours of firing time have been lost at Millpool Range due to (a) physical incursion into the range danger area by (i) members of the public and (ii) animals, (b) aerial incursion into the range danger area by drones and (c) for other reasons since 5 July 2024.
The requested information is not held. The time lost due to incursions on Ministry of Defence Ranges, is not recorded.
How many hours of firing time have been lost at Air Defence Range Manorbier due to (a) physical incursion into the range danger area by (i) members of the public and (ii) animals, (b) aerial incursion into the range danger area by drones and (c) for other reasons since 5 July 2024.
The requested information is not held. The time lost due to incursions on Ministry of Defence Ranges, is not recorded.
How many hours of firing time have been lost at Lydd Range due to (a) physical incursion into the range danger area by (i) members of the public and (ii) animals, (b) aerial incursion into the range danger area by drones and (c) for other reasons since 5 July 2024.
The requested information is not held. The time lost due to incursions on Ministry of Defence Ranges, is not recorded.
How many hours of firing time have been lost at Donna Nook Air Weapons Range due to (a) physical incursion into the range danger area by (i) members of the public and (ii) animals, (b) aerial incursion into the range danger area by drones and (c) for other reasons since 5 July 2024.
The requested information is not held. The time lost due to incursions on Ministry of Defence Ranges, is not recorded.
How many hours of firing time have been lost at Garelochhead Range Control due to (a) physical incursion into the range danger area by (i) members of the public and (ii) animals, (b) aerial incursion into the range danger area by drones and (c) for other reasons since 5 July 2024.
The requested information is not held. The time lost due to incursions on Ministry of Defence Ranges, is not recorded.
How many hours of firing time have been lost at Imber Range 2 due to (a) physical incursion into the range danger area by (i) members of the public and (ii) animals, (b) aerial incursion into the range danger area by drones and (c) for other reasons since 5 July 2024.
The requested information is not held. The time lost due to incursions on Ministry of Defence Ranges, is not recorded.
How many hours of firing time have been lost at Woodbury Common Training Area due to (a) physical incursion into the range danger area by (i) members of the public and (ii) animals, (b) aerial incursion into the range danger area by drones and (c) for other reasons since 5 July 2024.
The requested information is not held. The time lost due to incursions on Ministry of Defence Ranges, is not recorded.
How many hours of firing time have been lost at Castlelaw Ranges due to (a) physical incursion into the range danger area by (i) members of the public and (ii) animals, (b) aerial incursion into the range danger area by drones and (c) for other reasons since 5 July 2024.
The requested information is not held. The time lost due to incursions on Ministry of Defence Ranges, is not recorded.
How many hours of firing time have been lost at Langport Range and dry training area due to (a) physical incursion into the range danger area by (i) members of the public and (ii) animals, (b) aerial incursion into the range danger area by drones and (c) for other reasons since 5 July 2024.
The requested information is not held. The time lost due to incursions on Ministry of Defence Ranges, is not recorded.
How many hours of firing time have been lost at Ponteland Ranges due to (a) physical incursion into the range danger area by (i) members of the public and (ii) animals, (b) aerial incursion into the range danger area by drones and (c) for other reasons since 5 July 2024.
The requested information is not held. The time lost due to incursions on Ministry of Defence Ranges, is not recorded.
What the (a) parameters and (b) performance targets are that will inform whether the new National Armaments Director will be entitled to receive a bonus.
The Secretary of State will meet with the National Armaments Director as often as necessary to deliver the required Defence outputs. The parameters and performance targets will be agreed in line with the salary approval from the Chief Secretary to the Treasury. The successful candidate for the National Armaments Director role, like any Civil Service appointment, will be subject to the Civil Service Code, including its standards on political impartiality. They will be required to declare any outside interests as part of the recruitment process in accordance with the policy on declaration and management of outside interests.
What the estimated initial cost to the public purse is of a single ncrewed Air Vehicle Loyal Wingman platform.
There are several military capabilities which are often publicly referred to as 'Loyal Wingmen', however the UK does not currently have a programme or platform defined as this. There are several projects, mostly at the concepts stage, that are developing Autonomous Collaborative Platforms to deliver a range of additive warfighting capabilities, including in the Air domain. The projects differ markedly in range and scale; which will therefore impact the future costs per platform, which are not yet known.
How frequently does he plan to meet with the new National Armaments Director.
The Secretary of State will meet with the National Armaments Director as often as necessary to deliver the required Defence outputs. The parameters and performance targets will be agreed in line with the salary approval from the Chief Secretary to the Treasury. The successful candidate for the National Armaments Director role, like any Civil Service appointment, will be subject to the Civil Service Code, including its standards on political impartiality. They will be required to declare any outside interests as part of the recruitment process in accordance with the policy on declaration and management of outside interests.