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1584412

registered interest
date	06/02/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Russia: Arms Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will hold discussions with the NATO Secretary General on ending the export of defence equipment to Russia by NATO members.
tabling member constituency	The Wrekin
tabling member printed	Mark Pritchard
uin	140107
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2023 answer text <p>We are not aware of any NATO Allies exporting defence equipment to Russia. The Secretary of State for Defence routinely engages with his NATO counterparts and the NATO Secretary General regarding NATO's posture towards Russia.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 14/02/2023 14:27:23 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1576 label Biography information for Mark Pritchard

1584425

registered interest
date	06/02/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Fleet Solid Support Ships: Leasing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has had discussions with allies on the leasing of a Fleet Solid Support Ship for the Royal Navy.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	140046
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2023 answer text <p>In 2015 the Ministry of Defence explored the opportunity to short term lease two Auxiliary Cargo and Ammunition (T-AKE) support ships from the United States of America, which subsequently could not be spared. Since then, no further discussions have taken place with allies on leasing solid support shipping for the Royal Navy.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 13/02/2023 09:16:26 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1584426

registered interest
date	06/02/2023
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, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending the service life of RFA Fort Victoria.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	140047
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2023 answer text <p>There are no current plans to extend RFA Fort Victoria beyond 2028, but the Royal Navy constantly explore options to ensure optimal availability of the fleet.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 13/02/2023 09:15:42 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1584427

registered interest
date	06/02/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Fleet Solid Support Ships: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the price for the Fleet Solid Support Ship contract was adjusted to reflect that one of the parties was state-owned.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	140048
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2023 answer text <p>No. The Fleet Solid Support ship competition was run strictly as set out in the rules contained in the Invitation to Negotiate, including the application of the evaluation criteria. These requirements, including the budget, were applicable to all prospective bidders in the competition from the outset.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 09/02/2023 10:00:02 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1584457

registered interest
date	06/02/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Palantir: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of Palantir’s performance in their contract with his Department; and whether poor performance would affect further applications from the company for contracts with other departments.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	140110
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2023 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence closely monitors the performance of all its technology products and services (including Palantir) against defined metrics: Key Performance Indicators, Service Level Agreements, and a service credit regime. Any poor performance is identified, addressed and reported. This is essential to maintaining good relationships and ensuring Defence suppliers continue to meet Defence standards. Defence supplier performance metrics are reported into the Cabinet Office on a quarterly basis, evidencing supplier performance against the top key performance indicators.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 10/02/2023 11:07:32 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1584535

registered interest
date	06/02/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Airspace
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) Russian and (b) Chinese spy balloons have been reported in the airspace of (i) the UK and (ii) NATO members in each year since 2019.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	140019
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2023 answer text <p>We are not aware of any reports of either Russian or Chinese spy balloons in UK airspace in any year since 2019. The airspace of individual NATO allies would be the responsibility of each NATO member country.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 14/02/2023 12:30:49 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1584536

registered interest
date	06/02/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Airspace: Defence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department is taking steps to counter spy balloons in UK airspace.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	140020
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2023 answer text <p>The UK has a credible cross-domain, multi-layered capability to counter any threat to UK airspace.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 14/02/2023 12:32:30 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1584537

registered interest
date	06/02/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Airspace: Defence
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 assessment of the threat posed to UK interests by spy balloons operated by adversaries in UK airspace.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	140021
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2023 answer text <p>We keep all potential threats under review to help protect the UK. The Department is not aware of any spy balloons operated by adversaries that have entered UK airspace. We also work very closely with our partner nations intelligence agencies to understand the capabilities of such systems.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 14/02/2023 12:33:19 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1584538

registered interest
date	06/02/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Typhoon Aircraft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) in service and (b) out of service dates are for (i) Tranche 1, (ii) Tranche 2, (iii) Tranche 3 and (iv) Tranche 4 of the RAF’s Eurofighter Typhoons.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	140022
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2023 answer text <p>The in service and current planned out of service dates for the RAF’s fleet of Typhoon aircraft are given below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>In Service</p></td><td><p>Out of Service</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tranche 1</p></td><td><p>2003</p></td><td><p>2027</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tranche 2</p></td><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>2040</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tranche 3</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2040</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>On current plans, the bulk of the RAF’s 30 Typhoon Tranche 1 aircraft will go out of service on 31 March 2025, whilst four will be retained until 2027. The RAF does not have any Typhoon Tranche 4 aircraft.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 09/02/2023 09:59:04 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1584539

registered interest
date	06/02/2023
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 for Civilian Authority requests have been (a) received and (b) approved by his Department in January 2023.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	140023
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2023 answer text <p>I refer the right hon. Member to the answers I gave him on 8 and 19 December 2022 to Questions 100894 and 110570 respectively.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 14/02/2023 12:31:26 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey attachment 1 file name Hansards.docx title Military Aid
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey