In Parliament

Chamber

You can read James's recent speeches and questions below by following the links. In the News section of the website, we upload video clips of James speaking in the House of Commons along with news coverage of his work in Westminster.

James has also served on the Energy & Climate Change Select Committee as well as being Chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for the UK Events Industry, Vice Chairman of the APPG for Rural Business and a member of the APPGs for the Armed Forces and Cider.

Ukraine: Military Aid | Ministry of Defence | Written Answers

Of the 1,050 UK Service personnel facilitating the training of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, 150 are providing support for logistics and m

Call-out Order related to the Provision of Support and Assistance to Partner Nations in Europe | Ministry of Defence | Written Ministerial Statements

A new order has been made under section 56(1B) of the Reserve Forces Act 1996 to enable Reservists to be called into permanent service to

Armed Forces: Deployment | Ministry of Defence | Written Answers

The following table details the number of personnel deployed overseas on operations and their location.

Army: Weapons | Ministry of Defence | Written Answers

Defence continually manages and reviews its stocks of weapons and munitions.

Eastern Europe: Armed Forces | Ministry of Defence | Written Answers

The UK is the Framework Nation for NATO's enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) in Estonia, currently providing a permanent Headquarters and tw

Horn of Africa: Piracy | Ministry of Defence | Written Answers

There have been no formal piracy events (according to the definition specified in UNCLOS) reported to us since 2019 in the areas mentione

Army | Ministry of Defence | Written Answers

A breakdown of Army units by corps, is provided in the attached table.

Call-Out Order Related to Countering State Threats | Ministry of Defence | Written Ministerial Statements

A new order has been made under section 56(1B) of the Reserve Forces Act 1996 to enable Reservists to be called into permanent service to

Army: Unmanned Air Vehicles | Ministry of Defence | Written Answers

The Army is continually assessing the potential impacts of technology on the character of land conflict.

Army | Ministry of Defence | Written Answers

The Army has recently conducted a wholesale review of its doctrine that has brought the balance of its focus towards peer on peer conflic