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1684360

registered interest
date	23/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Skynet: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's planned timescale is for launching the procurement for the wideband satellite system element of the Skynet 6 programme.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	11001
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2024 answer text <p>The competition for the Skynet wideband satellite procurement commenced on 31 May 2023. After detailed pre-qualification activity, an invitation to negotiate was issued to three groups on 14 November 2023 with the first bids expected back for assessment on 20 March 2024.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 26/01/2024 14:25:44 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1684591

registered interest
date	23/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Bases: Heating
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 09 January 2023 to Question 113208 on Military Bases: Heating, which of the bases listed fall under the Future Defence Infrastructure Services Built Estate contract for (a) the South West, (b) Central, (c) the South East and (d) any other regions.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	11208
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2024 answer text <p>The table below shows the Future Defence Infrastructure Services Built Estate contract region of each base listed in Question 113208:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Base</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>HMS Raleigh Commando Training Centre Lympstone HMS Sultan HMS Collingwood Stonehouse Barracks</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Central</p></td><td><p>CHOM, YHOM, DOM and No 1 Mess RAFC Cranwell Catterick Garrison RAF Cosford</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>RAF Halton</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong><br> </strong></p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 26/01/2024 14:25:57 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1684100

registered interest
date	22/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Buildings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 3 October 2023 to Question 197591 on Defence: Buildings, when his Department commissioned surveys on buildings that may have been constructed using Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	10747
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>Surveys are ongoing on all buildings which may have been constructed using RAAC.</p><p> </p><p>The Defence Infrastructure Organisation determined what buildings on Ministry of Defence land might potentially contain Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) material based on the period in which they were constructed and their construction type.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 10748 question first answered 25/01/2024 15:11:05 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1684101

registered interest
date	22/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Buildings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 3 October 2023 to Question 197591 on Defence: Buildings, how many surveys have been completed.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	10748
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>Surveys are ongoing on all buildings which may have been constructed using RAAC.</p><p> </p><p>The Defence Infrastructure Organisation determined what buildings on Ministry of Defence land might potentially contain Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) material based on the period in which they were constructed and their construction type.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 10747 question first answered 25/01/2024 15:11:05 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1684136

registered interest
date	22/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Type 45 Destroyers: Decommissioning
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the out-of-service date is for the Royal Navy's Type 45 destroyers.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	10750
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>On current plans, the last Type 45 Destroyer will retire from service by the end of 2038.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 25/01/2024 17:30:52 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1684138

registered interest
date	22/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Air Force: Military Bases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's policy is on the use of RAF airfields by private planes.
tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
tabling member printed	Nick Smith
uin	10786
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by Baroness Goldie to the Noble Lady Baroness Randerson on 13 December 2021 to Question HL4655 in the House of Lords.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 25/01/2024 15:11:59 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge attachment 1 file name HL 4655.docx title Military Bases: Aviation
tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

1684159

registered interest
date	22/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Consultants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of consultancy spending for his Department's Main Building for (a) 2023/24 and (b) 2024/25.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	10711
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>The Department does not maintain records of consultancy contract numbers and expenditure by location. However, we can confirm that the value of expenditure on consultancy incurred by the Department’s Head Office to the end of December 2023 and the full year 2023-24 estimate as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Head Office and Enabling Organisations</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2023-24 to 31 December £ million</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2023-24 Full year forecast £ million</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Consultancy</p></td><td><p>0.770</p></td><td><p>3.19</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The full year spend will only be confirmed at the year-end and the final position will available in the published annual accounts.</p><p> </p><p>The budgets for 2024-25 are not yet finalised.</p><p> </p><p>Head Office includes a number of different teams, for example the Directorate General Finance, Chief of Defence People, Secretariat, Policy and Operations as well as others.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 25/01/2024 17:53:20 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1684162

registered interest
date	22/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Type 45 Destroyers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the current status is of each of the Royal Navy’s Type 45 destroyers.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	10714
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>HMS Diamond, HMS Duncan and HMS Dauntless are all currently available for operations. HMS Daring, HMS Dragon and HMS Defender are all currently at various stages of the Power Improvement Project (PIP).</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 25/01/2024 15:10:07 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1684163

registered interest
date	22/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	RFA Fort Victoria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 19 January 2024 to Question 9747 on RFA Fort Victoria, how long the planned maintenance period for RFA Fort Victoria is.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	10715
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>It is our policy to not disclose the fine detail of forward availability forecasts of individual ships as this would, or would be likely to prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 25/01/2024 17:33:41 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1684164

registered interest
date	22/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	HMS Bangor and HMS Chiddingfold
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has made an estimate of the cost of remedial works to (a) HMS Bangor and (b) HMS Chiddingfold.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	10716
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>Suitably qualified and experienced personnel have deployed to the UK Naval Support Facility in Bahrain and are conducting accident investigation and damage assessment work following the collision between HMS Bangor and HMS Chiddingfold.</p><p> </p><p>It would not be appropriate to comment until the investigations have been completed and a full assessment of the damage is known.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 10717 10718 question first answered 25/01/2024 17:46:22 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey