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1653817

registered interest
date	18/07/2023
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 boilers over ten years old in Service Family Accommodation have failed at least three times in the last twelve months; and how many and what proportion of those boilers have been replaced in that period.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	194677
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2023 answer text <p>1,812 boilers in Service Family Accommodation have been replaced since April 2022. This figure includes the replacement of boilers over 10 years old however, this figure cannot be broken down by boiler age, as this data is not held by the contractor.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 04/09/2023 13:37:13 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1653842

registered interest
date	18/07/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Surveys
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions his Department has had with (a) the Defence Infrastructure Organisation, (b) Pinnacle Group, (c) Amey and (d) VIVO since the publication of the Armed Forces Continuous Attitude Survey Results; and if he will publish a summary of those discussions.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	194731
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2023 answer text <p>The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) is part of the Department. DIO has discussed the Armed Forces Continuous Attitude Survey (AFCAS) results with Pinnacle, Amey and VIVO. The Department's focus on addressing the root causes of dissatisfaction with the maintenance of Service Family Accommodation began before the AFCAS Survey Questionnaire was distributed to Service Personnel. By the time results were published on 1 June 2023, performance had improved.</p><p>A summary of discussions the Department has had with suppliers regarding performance since the publication of AFCAS cannot be provided, as disclosure would prejudice commercial interests.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 04/09/2023 13:32:17 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1653843

registered interest
date	18/07/2023
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, what recent assessment his Department has made with the Defence Infrastructure Organisation of the adequacy of the performance of (a) Pinnacle Group, (b) Amey and (c) VIVO in meeting their contractual obligations to provide accommodation for armed forces personnel and their families to a satisfactory standard.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	194732
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2023 answer text <p>Since Rectification Plans were implemented in September 2022, performance has improved for both VIVO and Amey in the key areas of response maintenance timeframes and reducing the backlog of maintenance tasks. However, there is still more work to do before both are consistently at the Acceptable Level of Performance (ALP) across the board, particularly in respect of preparation of homes for Move-in performance.</p><p>Pinnacle are now consistently delivering at or above the minimum ALP in all areas where they have sole responsibility for delivery and are no longer in rectification.</p><p>The Department has set out an expectation that suppliers must demonstrate they can sustain performance at or above the ALP before the Rectification Plans will be considered to have succeeded. The Department has made it very clear that there is still more to achieve before service families are receiving the level of service that they deserve.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 04/09/2023 13:02:31 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1653913

registered interest
date	18/07/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Command Paper Refresh, published on 18 July 2023, how much of the £2.5bn commitment to replenishing UK stockpiles over ten years his Department plans to spend each year.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	194665
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2023 answer text <p>The specific allocation of the £2.5 billiuon of additional funding over the next ten years is still being finalised.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 04/09/2023 13:15:10 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1653914

registered interest
date	18/07/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Challenger Tanks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Challenger tanks his Department plans to upgrade to Challenger 3.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	194666
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2023 answer text <p>I refer the right hon. Member to the answer I gave on 25 July 2023 to Question 194580 to my hon. Friend the Member for Ipswich (Tom Hunt).</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 04/09/2023 13:43:07 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge attachment 1 file name 194580 - Challenger Tanks.docx title Question 194580
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1653917

registered interest
date	18/07/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aircraft: Helicopters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many airframes his Department plans to procure through the New Medium Helicopter programme.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	194668
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2023 answer text <p>There has been no change to the advertised requirement of up to 44 platforms in the New Medium Helicopter Contract Notice that was published in May 2022. Candidate suppliers have been evaluated to determine a short-list, and those who are short-listed will be invited to participate in the second half of the competition which will be launched later this year.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 20/07/2023 16:21:07 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1653918

registered interest
date	18/07/2023
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, with reference to Defence’s response to a more contested and volatile world, published on 18 July 2023, CP 901, how much of the £400m allocated for service accommodation is (a) new funding and (b) funding previously announced.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	194669
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2023 answer text <p>The £400 million announced will be achieved through re-prioritisation within our overall budget and will support the ongoing delivery of new and refurbished military residential accommodation and housing for over 40,000 soldiers, sailors, aviators, and their families.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 25/07/2023 12:37:49 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1653919

registered interest
date	18/07/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Innovation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Defence’s response to a more contested and volatile world, published on 18 July 2023, CP 901, how much more than £6.6bn his Department will be investing in R and D.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	194670
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2023 answer text <p>The Department was set a minimum spend for Research and Development (R&amp;D) at Spending Review (SR) 20, totalling £6.6 billion over the four years from financial year (FY) 2021-22. To date, the Department has spent £3.9 billion on R&amp;D (£1.8 billion in FY 2021-22 and £2.1 billion in FY 2022-23. Forecasts for R&amp;D spend meeting the internationally-recognised definition for R&amp;D for the remaining two years are subject to change. However, levels of investment are not expected to reduce from the amounts seen in the first half of this spending review period, meaning the Department will comfortably exceed this SR20 target.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 25/07/2023 10:25:33 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1653921

registered interest
date	18/07/2023
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, pursuant to the Answer of 6 July to Question 192193 on Armed Forces: Housing, how many service accommodation units do not have valid gas certificates.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	194672
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2023 answer text <p>As at 19 July 2023, <del class="ministerial">116</del><ins class="ministerial">353</ins> occpied Service Family Accommodation (SFA) properties do not have a valid gas safety certificate. This equates to 0.26% of the 43,928 SFA properties with a mains gas supply.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 20/07/2023 15:01:55 question first ministerially corrected 18/08/2023 10:27:30 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge previous answer version 89169 answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1653923

registered interest
date	18/07/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Dstl: Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) civilian and (b) military staff have been employed by the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	194701
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2023 answer text <p>The average Full-Time Equivalent numbers of Civilian Employees each financial year at the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl), and forecast in Dstl’s Annual Budget Cycle 2023 submission, are as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Financial Year(FY)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Average FTE</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="10"><p>Actuals</p></td><td><p>FY2013-14</p></td><td><p>3,677</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FY2014-15</p></td><td><p>3,648</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FY2015-16</p></td><td><p>3,579</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FY2016-17</p></td><td><p>3,549</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FY2017-18</p></td><td><p>3,554</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FY2018-19</p></td><td><p>3,710</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FY2019-20</p></td><td><p>4,060</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FY2020-21</p></td><td><p>4,198</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FY2021-22</p></td><td><p>4,279</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FY2022-23</p></td><td><p>4,656</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="10"><p>Forecast (ABC23)</p></td><td><p>FY2023-24</p></td><td><p>5,071</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FY2024-25</p></td><td><p>4,984</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FY2025-26</p></td><td><p>4,784</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FY2026-27</p></td><td><p>4,650</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FY2027-28</p></td><td><p>4,656</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FY2028-29</p></td><td><p>4,656</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FY2029-30</p></td><td><p>4,656</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FY3030-31</p></td><td><p>4,656</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FY3031-32</p></td><td><p>4,656</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FY3031-33</p></td><td><p>4,656</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>More detailed information is published in the MOD biannual civilian report online: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/mod-biannual-civilian-personnel-statisticsindex" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/mod-biannual-civilian-personnel-statisticsindex</a></p><p> </p><p>Dstl does not employ military staff, but is cross-charged for military support. Data is no longer held for the period before 2013-14.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 194702 question first answered 25/07/2023 10:27:51 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey