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1466368

registered interest
date	26/05/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	National Flagship: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has awarded design contracts for the National Flagship contract.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	9849
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2022 answer text <p>The National Flagship programme remains in its Design Stage, with a competitive procurement process in progress. A separate competition for the construction of the National Flagship will be launched in due course. The detailed construction schedule will be subject to the successful bidder's build strategy. It is the intention to build the National Flagship in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 06/06/2022 11:26:02 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1466375

registered interest
date	26/05/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Shipbuilding
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent steps his Department has taken to support British shipbuilding.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South West
tabling member printed	Stuart Anderson
uin	10012
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2022 answer text <p>On 10 March, the Prime Minister and I launched the UK’s new National Shipbuilding Strategy, setting out a comprehensive package of Government support for the key priority of furthering a shipbuilding renaissance for the whole of the UK. It reflects over £4 billion of investment in UK shipbuilding over the next three years. Implementation of this ambitious strategy is being led by the National Shipbuilding Office.</p><p> </p><p>I am delighted with the progress already made since publication of the National Shipbuilding Strategy. In particular, the National Shipbuilding Office is now fully operational and brings with it a clear strategic focus on maximising the national benefits from Government shipbuilding activity. The Maritime Capability Campaign Office, the trade and investment arm of the National Shipbuilding Office, in the Department for International Trade is also fully established and is rapidly identifying new civil and defence export opportunities.</p><p> </p><p>Other recent achievements include the announcement of the Chair and membership of the UK Shipbuilding Skills Taskforce, who will develop a strategy to boost skills and jobs in the shipbuilding industry. The second round of the multi-year Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition has also been launched as part of Department for Transport’s £206 million investment in a UK Shipping Office for Reducing Emissions, which will match-fund private investment in the commercialisation of clean maritime technologies. The Shipbuilding Enterprise for Growth, the main interface between Government and industry, has also met twice to drive implementation of the NSbS, and begun work to develop a model for the Shipyard of the Future and define UK Centres of Excellence.</p><p> </p><p>Lastly, for all Ministry of Defence shipbuilding procurements, I have raised the percentage of the evaluation criteria that considers their contribution to social value to a minimum of 20%. This could include the extent to which procurements support skills development or supply chain resilience. We will also construct future contracts to ensure we maximise as much as possible either UK build, content or design, or all three.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 09/06/2022 11:33:48 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4742 label Biography information for Stuart Anderson

1466415

registered interest
date	26/05/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ukraine: Military Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to maintain aid and supplies to Ukraine.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	10000
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2022 answer text <p>The UK remains committed to working with our Allies and Partners to provide military and humanitarian assistance to Ukraine.</p><p>We continue to liaise closely with the Armed Forces of Ukraine to understand their prioritised requirements, to date having sent over 6,900 anti-tank missiles, 120 armoured vehicles, 1,360 anti-structure munitions, Air Defence systems including Starstreak missiles and 4.5 tonnes of plastic explosives. This is in addition to more than 200,000 pieces of non-lethal aid and medical equipment.</p><p>We are working to encourage and further enable the delivery of even more systems and capabilities from across the international community to support Ukraine. And continue to make a major contribution to the leadership and operation of the International Donor Coordination Centre in Stuttgart.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 07/06/2022 12:30:12 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1465671

registered interest
date	25/05/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Arctic: Marines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what military exercises the British Marines are undertaking in the Arctic.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	9005
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2022 answer text <p>There are currently no Royal Marines' exercises underway in the Arctic. The next planned period of exercise in the Arctic will be late this year.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 06/06/2022 11:21:33 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1465705

registered interest
date	25/05/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces Day
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to mark Armed Forces Day on 25 June 2022.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South West
tabling member printed	Stuart Anderson
uin	9156
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2022 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is supporting communities across the UK in celebration of Armed Forces Day. Almost 300 events are registered on the Armed Forces Day website, taking place across the UK, for the National Event on Saturday 25 June. The MOD is providing general grants, our people, our equipment, flypasts, and air displays all by way of support.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 07/06/2022 12:28:10 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4742 label Biography information for Stuart Anderson

1465854

registered interest
date	25/05/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ajax Vehicles: Testing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many personnel have been injured or are now off work as a result of trials of AJAX vehicles since 12 May 2022.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	8958
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2022 answer text <p>I have committed to keep the House informed regarding Ajax programme, most recently through my Written Ministerial Statement of 19 May 2022 (HCWS42).</p><p> </p><p>The Safety Panel that approved the user validation trials on 12 May at Bovington put in place, appropriately, a very cautious safety protocol, including pre and post-trial checks on the hearing of Service personnel, a level of monitoring more rigorous than that used for the trials of any other armoured vehicle. These checks included all individuals exposed to Ajax, and, alongside them, some who were not. We detected as a result of these protocols transient subtle anomalies in some individuals in both the exposed and non-exposed groups. I can confirm the hearing of all individuals concerned has returned to their pre-existing recorded levels, however I am withholding more detail to protect the medical confidence of the small number of personnel involved. The trials were paused on 13 May.</p><p> </p><p>The occurrence of the transient anomalies detected is being followed up by the Army, supported by the Surgeon General, working with external experts to understand their significance.</p><p> </p><p>14 Service personnel were recorded as crew for the independent Ajax trials conducted in June 2021 by Millbrook. Between July 2021 and 12 May 2022, a Safety Notice meant that Service personnel were not used as crew for any trials, including those conducted by Millbrook.</p><p> </p><p>The trials conducted on 12 May 2022 were conducted at the Armoured Trials and Development Unit Bovington by Service personnel with active support and involvement by Millbrook.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 10/06/2022 13:43:44 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1465880

registered interest
date	25/05/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many complaints his Department received on service accommodation in each month in (a) 2021 and (b) 2022.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	8959
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2022 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of complaints by month for UK Service Family Accommodation since January 2021:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Month</p></td><td><p>No of Complaints</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan 21</p></td><td><p>534</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb 21</p></td><td><p>578</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar 21</p></td><td><p>491</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr 21</p></td><td><p>477</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 21</p></td><td><p>486</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun 21</p></td><td><p>578</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul 21</p></td><td><p>548</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug 21</p></td><td><p>561</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sept 21</p></td><td><p>585</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct 21</p></td><td><p>590</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov 21</p></td><td><p>646</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec 21</p></td><td><p>603</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan 22</p></td><td><p>559</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb 22</p></td><td><p>519</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar 22</p></td><td><p>577</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr 22</p></td><td><p>867</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The information for complaints received for Single Living Accommodation is not held centrally .</p><p> </p><p>There was an increase in complaints in April 2022. This is because the new Future Defence Infrastructure Services (FDIS) Accommodation contracts came into service and legacy complaints from the previous National Housing Prime contract were transferred over.</p><p> </p><p>Complaints are initially administered by the relevant industry partner, who will seek to find a resolution. If the complainant is not satisfied by the response and wishes to escalate or appeal against the outcome, they can escalate it to the Defence Infrastucture Organisation to be dealt with as a Stage 2 complaint. The average complaint conversion rate from Stage 1 to Stage 2 is 4.2%.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 06/06/2022 11:14:45 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1465881

registered interest
date	25/05/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans UK: Telephone Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many calls the Veterans UK helpline has received on assistance with (a) paying bills, (b) paying rents and (c) unemployment in each month in (a) 2021 and (b) 2022 to 25 May.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	8960
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2022 answer text <p>This information is not held in the format requested. The Veterans UK Helpline is the point of contact for Armed Forces Compensation Scheme and War Pension claims. Each call is dealt with individually and where a call relates to something other than a claim, Helpline operators are trained to provide signposting information which is relevant to the particular enquiry being made.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 06/06/2022 11:18:30 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1465908

registered interest
date	25/05/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Military Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he is taking steps with Cabinet colleagues to ensure that the armed forces can contribute to helping ending food scarcity in developing countries.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	9049
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2022 answer text <p>In December 2021, Joint Service Publication (JSP) 985 on Human Security in Defence was published. JSP 985 recognised the need to consider the multiple and intersecting ways in which people face insecurity and provided guidance on how the UK Armed Forces can take account of this across all Defence activity. One of these forms of insecurity is food insecurity, which includes both physical and economic access to food that meets people's dietary needs.</p><p>The implementation of JSP 985 will ensure that the UK Armed Forces are better placed to protect people at home and overseas through a more detailed understanding of the root causes of crisis and conflict.</p><p>It is important that this is part of a coherent, cross-Government response to food security. Ministry of Defence officials regularly engage with colleagues from the Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office, Office for Conflict Stabilisation and Mediation and the Department for International Trade on this issue to ensure this is the case.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 06/06/2022 11:20:16 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1465909

registered interest
date	25/05/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Military Aid to Civilian Authority requests have (a) been made to and (b) undertaken by his Department in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	8961
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2022 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence has received and undertaken the following Military Aid to the Civil Authorities (MACA) taskings in each year since 2016:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>MACA requests received</p></td><td><p>MACAs executed / completed</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>123</p></td><td><p>115</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>129</p></td><td><p>117</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>136</p></td><td><p>115</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>157</p></td><td><p>123</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>550</p></td><td><p>314</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>332</p></td><td><p>182</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022 (to 26 May)</p></td><td><p>76</p></td><td><p>31</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>With regard to the data requested for the period prior to 2016, the information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 06/06/2022 11:21:00 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey