Information between 3rd May 2024 - 18th January 2025
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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 |
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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 |
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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. |
Parliamentary Debates |
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UK Strategy Towards the Arctic (International Relations and Defence Committee Report)
43 speeches (20,951 words) Thursday 9th January 2025 - Lords Chamber Leader of the House Mentions: 1: Baroness Fraser of Craigmaddie (Con - Life peer) Former Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said:“The UK is the closest neighbour to the Arctic states. - Link to Speech |
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill (Fourth sitting)
89 speeches (15,358 words) Committee stage: 4th Sitting Thursday 12th December 2024 - Public Bill Committees Ministry of Defence Mentions: 1: Mark Francois (Con - Rayleigh and Wickford) was that the then Defence Secretary, Ben Wallace, managed to use the report as ammunition to persuade - Link to Speech |
LGBT Veterans: Etherton Review
77 speeches (22,756 words) Thursday 12th December 2024 - Commons Chamber Ministry of Defence Mentions: 1: James Cartlidge (Con - South Suffolk) Friend the Member for Richmond and Northallerton (Rishi Sunak), and the former Secretary of State Ben Wallace - Link to Speech 2: James Cartlidge (Con - South Suffolk) and persistence, and to those in the last Government for their work getting us here, particularly Ben Wallace - Link to Speech |
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 |
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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 |
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Recognition of LGBT+ veterans: FAQs - CBP-10167
Jan. 09 2025 Found: veteran community, which has done so much to keep our country safe.18 The then Defence Secretary, Ben Wallace |
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 - Transparency |
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Dec. 17 2024
Reserve Forces' and Cadets' Associations (RFCA) Source Page: Council of Reserve Forces’ and Cadets’ Associations Scrutiny Team annual statutory report: 2024 Document: (PDF) Transparency Found: In March, the then Defence Secretary, the Rt Hon Ben Wallace MP, welcomed an additional £5 billion for |
Non-Departmental Publications - News and Communications |
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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 |
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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 |
Deposited Papers |
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Tuesday 24th December 2024
Ministry of Defence Source Page: I. Letter dated 17/12/2024 from Alistair Carns MP, Minister for Veterans and People to Maj Gen (Retd) Simon Lalor regarding the External Scrutiny Team’s (EST) 2024 report, includes annex with responses to EST report recommendations. 5p. II. Council of Reserve Forces' and Cadets' Associations. The United Kingdom Reserve Forces External Scrutiny Team annual statutory report 2024. 68p. Document: EST_UK_Reserves_Forces_Annual_Report_2024.pdf (PDF) Found: In March, the then Defence Secretary, the Rt Hon Ben Wallace MP, welcomed an additional £5 billion for |