Ministerial role

Minister of State (Minister for Defence Procurement)

Organisations: Ministry of Defence
Current role holder: James Cartlidge MP

Responsibilities

The Minister of State for Defence Procurement’s responsibilities include:

  • Defence procurement; Air, Land, Maritime and Joint domain
  • Complex Weapons
  • Trade, Exports, Foreign Investments and Economic Security
  • Defence and Security Industrial Strategy (DSIS)
  • Defence Industry Relationships
  • Equipment Plan
  • Defence Digital
  • Nuclear Enterprise
  • Shipbuilding Programmes (MOD)
  • Science and Technology (Dstl)
  • R&D and Innovation
  • Defence Estates
  • Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO)
  • Defence Estate Optimisation Programme
  • Service Family and Single Living Accommodation
  • Public Sector Land Release
  • Defence Suppliers Forum
  • Trade Associations
  • Commercial business

Current role holder

James Cartlidge MP

James Cartlidge MP was appointed a Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence on 21 April 2023. He was previously Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury from 28 October 2022 to 21 April 2023.

He was previously Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Ministry of Justice and Assistant Government Whip between 17 September 2021 and 7 July 2022.

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Previous holders of this role

  1. The Rt Hon Alex Chalk KC MP

    2022 to 2023