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1717482

registered interest
date	13/05/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether an annual budget cycle took place for the financial year (a) 2023-24 and (b) 2024-25.
tabling member constituency	Wyre and Preston North
tabling member printed	Mr Ben Wallace
uin	25815
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2024 answer text <p>The department runs an Annual Budget Cycle (ABC) every year.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 16/05/2024 14:36:31 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace

1717483

registered interest
date	13/05/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Defence Equipment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 10 May 2024 to Question 24424 on Armed Forces: Defence Equipment, for what reason his Department has linked the annual budget cycle in 2024 to the announcement for future funding in the 2025-26 financial year, in the context of the annual budget cycle being for in-year spending adjustments.
tabling member constituency	Wyre and Preston North
tabling member printed	Mr Ben Wallace
uin	25816
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2024 answer text <p>The Department runs an Annual Budget Cycle (ABC) every year. However, this is not solely for in year spending adjustments, it is a financial planning exercise to review the Department's ten-year forecast.</p><p>The most recent ABC conducted in 2023 reviewed the ten-year forecast from 2023-24 to 2032-33 and the current ABC process underway is reviewing the ten-year forecast from 2024-25 to 2033-34. This will reflect the recent announcement of our planned trajectory to spend 2.5% of GDP on defence.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 21/05/2024 16:04:57 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace

1715189

registered interest
date	01/05/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Defence Equipment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which equipment programs within (a) the Army, (b) Strategic Command, (c) the Royal Air Force and (d) the Royal Navy have been deferred as part of the latest annual budget cycle round.
tabling member constituency	Wyre and Preston North
tabling member printed	Mr Ben Wallace
uin	24424
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2024 answer text <p>The Department is reviewing its forward spending plans following the Government's announcement that defence spending will reach 2.5% of GDP in 2030.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 10/05/2024 13:14:30 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace

1715197

registered interest
date	01/05/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ukraine: Military Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the funding to Ukraine announced by the Prime Minister on 23 April 2024, what proportion of that funding will be spent on equipment to be donated to the Ukrainian Government and forces.
tabling member constituency	Wyre and Preston North
tabling member printed	Mr Ben Wallace
uin	24425
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2024 answer text <p>The £500 million additional funding for Ukraine, announced on 23 April 2024 will be used to rapidly deliver urgently-needed ammunition, air defence, drones and engineering support to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The drones will be procured in the UK and the funds will support a scale-up in domestic defence supply chains.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 07/05/2024 14:06:18 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace

1715200

registered interest
date	01/05/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ukraine: Military Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the funding for Ukraine announced by the Prime Minister on 23 April 2024, what proportion of that funding will be used to replace UK (a) ammunition stocks and (b) vehicles.
tabling member constituency	Wyre and Preston North
tabling member printed	Mr Ben Wallace
uin	24426
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2024 answer text <p>The £500 million additional funding for Ukraine, announced on 23 April 2024 will be used to rapidly deliver urgently-needed ammunition, air defence, drones and engineering support. The drones will be procured in the UK and the funds will support a scale-up in domestic defence supply chains.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 08/05/2024 12:38:47 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace

1715201

registered interest
date	01/05/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	AWACS
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his latest estimate is of the (a) cost and (b) delivery timetable for the E& aircraft.
tabling member constituency	Wyre and Preston North
tabling member printed	Mr Ben Wallace
uin	24427
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2024 answer text <p>I refer the right hon. Member to the answers I gave on 30 April 2024 to the right hon. Member for Rayleigh and Wickford (Mark Francois), to Question 23416; and on 29 April 2024 to the right hon. Member for Garston and Halewood (Maria Eagle), to Question 23108.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge attachment 1 file name 23416 - Military Aircraft Procurement.docx title Military Aircraft Procurement 2 file name 23108 - AWACS Procurement.docx title AWACS Procurement question first answered 10/05/2024 12:53:49 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace

1715202

registered interest
date	01/05/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	National Cyber Force: Salmesbury
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has been made on establishing the National Cyber Force headquarters at Salmesbury.
tabling member constituency	Wyre and Preston North
tabling member printed	Mr Ben Wallace
uin	24428
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2024 answer text <p>The National Cyber Force (NCF) headquarters in Samlesbury is currently undergoing construction, with progress remaining on track to open in 2025. NCF is planning for several hundred personnel to be based there within the first 12 months.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 13/05/2024 13:18:57 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace

1715206

registered interest
date	01/05/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	F-35 Aircraft: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has plans to procure F35A aircraft.
tabling member constituency	Wyre and Preston North
tabling member printed	Mr Ben Wallace
uin	24429
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2024 answer text <p>I refer the right hon. Member to the answer I gave to the right hon. Member for Wentworth and Dearne (John Healey) on 16 June 2023 to Question 188192.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 13/05/2024 16:39:35 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge attachment 1 file name UIN 188192.docx title F-35 Aircraft: Procurement
tabling member	1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace

1715212

registered interest
date	01/05/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Defence Equipment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what equipment programmes within the (a) Royal Navy, (b) Army, (b) Strategic Command and (d) Royal Air Force were deleted following the most recent annual budget cycle round.
tabling member constituency	Wyre and Preston North
tabling member printed	Mr Ben Wallace
uin	24430
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2024 answer text <p>The Department is reviewing its forward spending plans following the Government's announcement that defence spending will reach 2.5% of GDP in 2030.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 13/05/2024 16:36:00 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace

1715214

registered interest
date	01/05/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Guided Weapons: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made on the Anglo-French Future Cruise-Anti-Ship Weapon programme.
tabling member constituency	Wyre and Preston North
tabling member printed	Mr Ben Wallace
uin	24431
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2024 answer text <p>The Future Cruise / Anti-Ship weapon programme is in the third year of the assessment phase and joint Anglo-France work is designing novel technological advances in missile capability. Significant progress has been made on suitable candidate weapon systems to fulfil the Naval and Air requirements. At this stage of the programme, work is focused on reducing technical and schedule risk, prior to the potential Demonstration and Manufacturing phases, and preparations are underway to prepare towards Full Business Case. Additionally, progress is also being made to explore bringing Italy on board as a partner nation, with a Letter of Intent signed in June 2023.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 13/05/2024 17:02:38 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace