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Information between 27th April 2024 - 4th September 2024

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Division Votes
23 May 2024 - Finance (No.2) Bill - View Vote Context
Ben Wallace voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 210 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 215 Noes - 19
24 May 2024 - Tribunal and Inquiries - View Vote Context
Ben Wallace voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 131 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 135 Noes - 10


Speeches
Ben Wallace speeches from: Valedictory Debate
Ben Wallace contributed 2 speeches (2,122 words)
Friday 24th May 2024 - Commons Chamber
Department for Work and Pensions


Written Answers
Ukraine: Military Aid
Asked by: Ben Wallace (Conservative - Wyre and Preston North)
Wednesday 8th May 2024

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

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.

Answered by Leo Docherty

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.

Ukraine: Military Aid
Asked by: Ben Wallace (Conservative - Wyre and Preston North)
Tuesday 7th May 2024

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

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.

Answered by Leo Docherty

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.

AWACS
Asked by: Ben Wallace (Conservative - Wyre and Preston North)
Friday 10th May 2024

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

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.

Answered by James Cartlidge - Shadow Secretary of State for Defence

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.

Armed Forces: Defence Equipment
Asked by: Ben Wallace (Conservative - Wyre and Preston North)
Friday 10th May 2024

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

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.

Answered by James Cartlidge - Shadow Secretary of State for Defence

The Department is reviewing its forward spending plans following the Government's announcement that defence spending will reach 2.5% of GDP in 2030.

National Cyber Force: Salmesbury
Asked by: Ben Wallace (Conservative - Wyre and Preston North)
Monday 13th May 2024

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has been made on establishing the National Cyber Force headquarters at Salmesbury.

Answered by Leo Docherty

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.

Armed Forces: Defence Equipment
Asked by: Ben Wallace (Conservative - Wyre and Preston North)
Monday 13th May 2024

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

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.

Answered by James Cartlidge - Shadow Secretary of State for Defence

The Department is reviewing its forward spending plans following the Government's announcement that defence spending will reach 2.5% of GDP in 2030.

F-35 Aircraft: Procurement
Asked by: Ben Wallace (Conservative - Wyre and Preston North)
Monday 13th May 2024

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has plans to procure F35A aircraft.

Answered by James Cartlidge - Shadow Secretary of State for Defence

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.

Guided Weapons: Procurement
Asked by: Ben Wallace (Conservative - Wyre and Preston North)
Monday 13th May 2024

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made on the Anglo-French Future Cruise-Anti-Ship Weapon programme.

Answered by James Cartlidge - Shadow Secretary of State for Defence

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.

Germany: Tanks
Asked by: Ben Wallace (Conservative - Wyre and Preston North)
Wednesday 15th May 2024

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has had recent discussions with his German counterpart on ensuring that collaboration on the Boxer 155mm platform will not be subject to an export veto by the German (a) federal government and (b) parliament.

Answered by James Cartlidge - Shadow Secretary of State for Defence

I have closely engaged with my German counterpart on the Boxer 155mm project, including consideration of future export prospects. The Prime Minister also discussed the project and the position on exports with Chancellor Scholz ahead of announcing the joint way ahead in Berlin on 24 April. Following the announcement, I also met with Secretary Zimmer in the Ministerial Equipment and Capability Cooperation(MECC) format on 8 May during which we discussed our plans to progress to the next stage of the programme.

Ministry of Defence: Finance
Asked by: Ben Wallace (Conservative - Wyre and Preston North)
Thursday 16th May 2024

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

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.

Answered by James Cartlidge - Shadow Secretary of State for Defence

The department runs an Annual Budget Cycle (ABC) every year.

Armed Forces: Defence Equipment
Asked by: Ben Wallace (Conservative - Wyre and Preston North)
Tuesday 21st May 2024

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

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.

Answered by James Cartlidge - Shadow Secretary of State for Defence

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.

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.




Ben Wallace mentioned

Parliamentary Debates
King’s Speech
135 speeches (53,523 words)
Thursday 25th July 2024 - Lords Chamber
Ministry of Defence
Mentions:
1: Baroness Goldie (Con - Life peer) colleagues will seek to emulate that good example.I also pay tribute to former Defence Secretaries of State Ben - Link to Speech

International Immunities and Privileges
53 speeches (12,447 words)
Wednesday 24th July 2024 - Commons Chamber
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Mentions:
1: James Cartlidge (Con - South Suffolk) role—with significant responsibility in relation to GCAP—alongside the two previous Secretaries of State, Ben - Link to Speech

Immigration and Home Affairs
203 speeches (58,087 words)
Tuesday 23rd July 2024 - Commons Chamber
Home Office
Mentions:
1: Andrew Snowden (Con - Fylde) Ben Wallace, and not only for the role he played in securing the funding for that major project, but - Link to Speech

Foreign Affairs and Defence
97 speeches (36,129 words)
Thursday 18th July 2024 - Commons Chamber
Ministry of Defence
Mentions:
1: John Healey (Lab - Rawmarsh and Conisbrough) Government and return politics to public service.I pay tribute to my predecessors, Grant Shapps and Ben - Link to Speech
2: John Healey (Lab - Rawmarsh and Conisbrough) It was Ben Wallace who said to me in this Chamber last year that our armed forces had been “hollowed - Link to Speech
3: Jamie Stone (LD - Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross) I think we both said, “He’ll probably invade.”I also remember Ben Wallace saying, during the dinner with - Link to Speech

Debate on the Address
141 speeches (59,033 words)
Wednesday 17th July 2024 - Commons Chamber
Cabinet Office
Mentions:
1: Cat Smith (Lab - Lancaster and Wyre) have replaced, in the sense that most of my constituency was represented in the previous Parliament by Ben - Link to Speech



Select Committee Documents
Friday 31st May 2024
Formal Minutes - Formal minutes Session 2021-22 (May 2021 to April 2022)

Foreign Affairs Committee

Found: Rt Hon Ben Wallace, MP, S ecretary of State for Defence and Admiral Sir Ben Key, KCB, CBE, First Sea



Parliamentary Research
Armed Forces pay 2024/25 - CBP-10071
Aug. 02 2024

Found: recommendation of a 3.75% increase .33 Announcing the award on 19 July 2022, the Defence Secretary , Ben



Department Publications - Transparency
Tuesday 30th July 2024
Ministry of Defence
Source Page: Ministry of Defence annual report and accounts 2023 to 2024
Document: (PDF)

Found: Ministerial Members of the Defence Board Ministers Role Defence Board The Rt Hon Ben Wallace MP (to



Department Publications - News and Communications
Tuesday 14th May 2024
Ministry of Defence
Source Page: First Sea Lord’s Sea Power conference 2024 - Defence Secretary's address
Document: First Sea Lord’s Sea Power conference 2024 - Defence Secretary's address (webpage)

Found: Would Ben Wallace and I have been so willing to be able to play a leadership role in Ukraine without



Department Publications - Guidance
Thursday 9th May 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Source Page: Call for Proposals: UKISF Pacific Programme
Document: UK WPS National Action Plan (PDF, 8.5MB) (PDF)

Found: — Rt Hon James Cleverly, Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Affairs Rt Hon Ben



Non-Departmental Publications - News and Communications
Jul. 04 2024
Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street
Source Page: Dissolution Honours 2024
Document: Dissolution Honours 2024 (webpage)
News and Communications

Found: The Rt Hon Robert Ben Wallace PC - Formerly Secretary of State for Defence.



Non-Departmental Publications - Guidance and Regulation
May. 09 2024
UK Integrated Security Fund
Source Page: Call for Proposals: UKISF Pacific Programme
Document: UK WPS National Action Plan (PDF, 8.5MB) (PDF)
Guidance and Regulation

Found: — Rt Hon James Cleverly, Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Affairs Rt Hon Ben