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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.

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
UK Air and Missile Defences 43 speeches (13,053 words) Wednesday 27th November 2024 - Westminster Hall Ministry of Defence Mentions: 1: Ian Roome (LD - North Devon) In January 2023, the former Secretary of State for Defence, Ben Wallace, described them as “hollowed - Link to Speech
Defence Programmes Developments 57 speeches (8,393 words) Wednesday 20th November 2024 - Commons Chamber Ministry of Defence Mentions: 1: James Cartlidge (Con - South Suffolk) If he is talking about Ben Wallace, he was the Defence Secretary who took the massive decision to provide - Link to Speech 2: John Healey (Lab - Rawmarsh and Conisbrough) that is why the Institute for Fiscal Studies called the plan “misleading”.I readily pay tribute to Ben Wallace - Link to Speech
Ukraine: 1,000 Days 48 speeches (7,425 words) Tuesday 19th November 2024 - Commons Chamber Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Mentions: 1: Priti Patel (Con - Witham) routes to enable 20,000-plus Ukrainians to come to our country, and the Ministry of Defence, under Ben Wallace - Link to Speech
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill 77 speeches (26,561 words) 2nd reading Monday 18th November 2024 - Commons Chamber Ministry of Defence Mentions: 1: James Cartlidge (Con - South Suffolk) , I accepted that the previous winter we had let down service families, and with the backing of Ben Wallace - Link to Speech
Oral Answers to Questions 145 speeches (9,620 words) Monday 14th October 2024 - Commons Chamber Ministry of Defence Mentions: 1: John Healey (Lab - Rawmarsh and Conisbrough) Gentleman’s former boss, the Defence Secretary Ben Wallace, who told the truth about their record in - Link to Speech
Public Procurement: Data Offshoring 19 speeches (1,426 words) Tuesday 8th October 2024 - Lords Chamber Cabinet Office
King’s Speech 135 speeches (53,523 words) Thursday 25th July 2024 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Defence Mentions: 1: Baroness Goldie (Con - Life peer) will seek to emulate that good example.I also pay tribute to former Defence Secretaries of State Ben Wallace - 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) significant responsibility in relation to GCAP—alongside the two previous Secretaries of State, Ben Wallace - 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 Wallace - 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) the Government Front Bench and the shadow Front Bench—that is how we work.I will always remember Ben Wallace - 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) replaced, in the sense that most of my constituency was represented in the previous Parliament by Ben Wallace - Link to Speech

Select Committee Documents
Wednesday 27th November 2024 Oral Evidence - Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Jimmy Mulville, Hana Makhmalbaf, and Maysam Makhmalbaf Culture, Media and Sport Committee Found: There were Zooms, with Ben Wallace mostly.
Thursday 21st November 2024 Oral Evidence - Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Defence, and Ministry of Defence Defence Committee Found: That is, in the end, what Ben Wallace meant when he said that over the last 14 years we have hollowed
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
The forthcoming strategic defence review: Frequently asked questions - CBP-10153 Nov. 29 2024 Found: that sea power should be at the “nucleus” of whatever form a future integrated force takes . 69 Ben Wallace
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 Wallace

Department Publications - Statistics
Thursday 14th November 2024 Ministry of Defence Source Page: UK armed forces and UK civilian operational casualty and fatality statistics: data up to 30 September 2024 Document: (PDF) Found: On 20 July 2023, the then-Secretary of State for Defence, the Rt Hon Ben Wallace MP, wrote the following
Thursday 14th November 2024 Ministry of Defence Source Page: UK armed forces and UK civilian operational casualty and fatality statistics: data up to 30 September 2024 Document: (PDF) Found: opportunity partner status On 20 July 2023, the then -Secretary of State for Defence, the Rt Hon Ben Wallace

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

Non-Departmental Publications - News and Communications
Oct. 03 2024 Advisory Committee on Business Appointments Source Page: Wallace, Ben - Secretary of State for Defence, the Ministry of Defence- ACOBA advice Document: letter (PDF) News and Communications Found: http://www.gov.uk/acob a September 2024 BUSINESS APPOINTMENT APPLICATION: The Rt Hon Sir Ben Wallace
Oct. 03 2024 Advisory Committee on Business Appointments Source Page: Wallace, Ben - Secretary of State for Defence, the Ministry of Defence- ACOBA advice Document: (PDF) News and Communications Found: http://www.gov.uk/acob a September 2024 BUSINESS APPOINTMENT APPLICATION: The Rt Hon Sir Ben Wallace
Oct. 03 2024 Advisory Committee on Business Appointments Source Page: Wallace, Ben - Secretary of State for Defence, the Ministry of Defence- ACOBA advice Document: Wallace, Ben - Secretary of State for Defence, the Ministry of Defence- ACOBA advice (webpage) News and Communications Found: Secretary of State for Defence, the Ministry of Defence- ACOBA advice Advice to The Rt Hon Sir Ben Wallace
Oct. 03 2024 Advisory Committee on Business Appointments Source Page: Wallace, Ben - Secretary of State for Defence, the Ministry of Defence- ACOBA advice Document: (PDF) News and Communications Found: http://www.gov.uk/acoba September 2024 BUSINESS APPOINTMENT APPLICATION: The Rt Hon Ben Wallace
Oct. 03 2024 Advisory Committee on Business Appointments Source Page: Wallace, Ben - Secretary of State for Defence, the Ministry of Defence- ACOBA advice Document: letter (PDF) News and Communications Found: http://www.gov.uk/acoba September 2024 BUSINESS APPOINTMENT APPLICATION: The Rt Hon Ben Wallace
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: Hon James Cleverly, Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Affairs Rt Hon Ben Wallace