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1683381

registered interest
date	18/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Littoral Warfare
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he has taken to (a) maintain and (b) improve amphibious assault capabilities.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	10415
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2024 answer text <p>The Commando Force modernisation programme is delivering a fundamental change to the UK's amphibious capabilities. The programme will be delivered in two investment increments, called OPERATE and FIGHT. OPERATE will deliver a transformation of 3 Commando Brigade's operational capability on land while FIGHT will deliver the additional capabilities required to conduct ship-to-shore operations in a contested maritime environment.</p><p>On current plans, the Landing Platform Docks, HMS Albion and HMS Bulwark, will retire from service by the end of 2034. As part of the transformation of our Commando Forces, options for future amphibious capability are being developed in the form of the Multi Role Support Ship (MRSS).</p><p>The Secretary of State has also commissioned a plan on how the Royal Marines excellent work and capabilities can be bolstered and enhanced to protect Britain from a world that has grown more dangerous. An update to the House will be provided in due course.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 26/01/2024 14:34:31 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1683447

registered interest
date	18/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Equipment & Support: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 9 of the Defence Equipment and Support Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23, how many sessions entitled Let’s Talk About Behaviours did (a) executives and (b) senior leaders lead in (i) 2022 and (ii) 2023.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	10385
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2024 answer text <p>A total of eight Executive Let's Talk About Behaviours sessions were held in 2022.</p><p> </p><p>A total of 14 senior leader Let's Talk About Behaviours sessions were held in 2022, and 36 senior leader Let's Talk About Behaviours sessions were held in 2023.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 26/01/2024 14:27:12 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1683448

registered interest
date	18/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Equipment & Support: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 11 of the Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23, for which three key themes did DE&S not record a positive shift in its latest People Survey.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	10386
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2024 answer text <p>The three themes that did not record a positive shift in the 2022 survey were 'Leadership &amp; Managing Change', 'Learning &amp; Development' and 'Resources &amp; Workload'. These three themes each kept the same scores as in the 2021 survey.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 26/01/2024 14:27:29 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1683449

registered interest
date	18/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Equipment & Support: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 11 of the Defence Equipment and Support Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23, what steps he has taken to encourage staff to voice concerns.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	10387
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2024 answer text <p>I have personally expressed the importance of ensuring staff felt able to voice concerns at a DE&amp;S “Town Hall” meeting in November 2023.</p><p>As well as speaking to their management chain, staff have a number of formal and informal routes to raise behaviour which falls outside our values, including the MOD Helpline, the Employee Assistance Programme and in-house mediation service.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 05/02/2024 16:58:25 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1683450

registered interest
date	18/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Equipment & Support
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 15 of the Defence Equipment and Support Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Project Delivery function.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	10388
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2024 answer text <p>The Defence Equipment and Support (DE&amp;S) Project Delivery Function is subject to frequent review and audit to ensure its effectiveness. In addition to DE&amp;S' internal governance, MOD Head Office assures DE&amp;S outputs with independent review and audit provided by the Government Internal Audit Agency and National Audit Office.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 26/01/2024 14:29:09 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1683452

registered interest
date	18/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Equipment & Support: Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 18 of the Defence Equipment and Support Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23, whether a decision has been made on the location of the two net zero pilot sites.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	10390
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2024 answer text <p>The two pilot sites selected for the delivery of Net Zero are Defence Munitions Crombie and Defence Munitions Plymouth.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 26/01/2024 14:29:23 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1683453

registered interest
date	18/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Equipment & Support: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 18 of the Defence Equipment and Support Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23, how many staff members have undertaken training in forensic accounting as of 18 January 2024.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	10391
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2024 answer text <p>20 Defence Equipment and Support employees have undertaken training in forensic accounting as of 18 January 2024.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 26/01/2024 14:29:43 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1683454

registered interest
date	18/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Equipment & Support
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 18 of the Defence Equipment and Support Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23, what recent progress has been made on the automation of key control processes.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	10392
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2024 answer text <p>Since July 2023, Defence Equipment and Support (DE&amp;S) has fully delivered robust, auditable, automated solutions in key control process areas such as declarations of interest and gifts and hospitality. It has extended the control portfolio of processes to also include digitised travel and subsistence checks and a more robust, digitally automated financial letter of delegation process. Collectively, DE&amp;S has increased automation to allow the operation of 114 live automation processes and, to date, has delivered over 3,400,000 automated transactions, saving its workforce over 550,000 hours of automated benefit through transactional or workflow processing. Work to build on this progress is ongoing.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 26/01/2024 14:30:10 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1683456

registered interest
date	18/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Equipment & Support
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 18 of the Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23, whether the review of the DE&S operating model has been completed.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	10394
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2024 answer text <p>Work is currently underway on a new operating model for Defence Equipment and Support, which will improve both its internal processes and how it interfaces with Ministry of Defence, industry and allies. The design phase is in progress, which includes direct input from senior leaders from the Front Line Commands to ensure a cross-defence approach to new ways of working. The first teams to take selected projects through to test while refining the new design will be stood up in February 2024. The aim is to have the new DE&amp;S operating model fully operational by March 2025.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 26/01/2024 14:30:44 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1683459

registered interest
date	18/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Equipment & Support
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 25 of the Defence Equipment and Support Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23, what steps he has taken to maximise the use of professional expertise to better inform decision-making.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	10396
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2024 answer text <p>DE&amp;S is one year into delivering its three year strategy, which was updated to reflect key changes in the global context. To deliver its strategy DE&amp;S is reforming its operating model. This includes creating a DE&amp;S Gateway, a single entry point for the military and industry into DE&amp;S. By pooling our professional expertise, promoting engagement early in our processes, and focussing on outcomes, this Gateway will provide access to market intelligence, knowledge and experience. It will enable the Defence community to shape military requirements, develop considered options and offer more assured delivery outcomes together.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 10395 question first answered 05/02/2024 14:46:45 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle