James Cartlidge

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will have discussions with UK armaments manufacturers about the adequacy of the munitions stockpile.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has set targets for the replenishment of munitions stocks in (a) the Army, (b) the Royal Navy, (c) the Royal Air Force and (d) Strategic Command.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he is taking steps to ensure that the volume of his Department's munitions orders from the UK armaments industry delivers a level of output that sustains warfighting levels of production over the Parliame...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of munitions stockpiles for each of the Front Line Commands.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he plans to provide an additional £10bn of funding for munitions replenishment over the next ten years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how he plans to assess the performance of service chiefs two years after their appointment.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to (a) implement and (b) cancel efficiency savings budgeted for by the previous Government for (i) his Department and (ii) departmental arm's length bodies; and what plans she has for further suc...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the underspends within (a) his Department and (b) each of its arms length bodies in (i) this financial year and (ii) across the Spending Review period.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many jobs are (a) directly and (b) indirectly linked to munitions production.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to reset relations (a) with the Treasury, (b) with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and (c) within Whitehall.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to give more influence to his Department’s civil service.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to establish new strategic leadership in procurement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he has taken to establish a Military Strategic Headquarters.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how he plans to establish a Military Strategic Headquarters.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure that officials in his Department have a stronger voice across Government.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to give the Chief of the Defence Staff new authority.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of how many (a) officials and (b) military personnel will be required to (i) deliver and (ii) staff a Military Strategic Headquarters within his Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the cost of establishing a Military Strategic Headquarters within his Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure clear strategic authority over the capability of the armed forces.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of changes to the timing of defence spending being 2.5 per cent of GDP on the UK’s stock of MBDA-manufactured missile systems.