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1199315

registered interest
date	02/06/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Sentinel Aircraft
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to extend the use of the Sentinel aircraft system beyond 2021 for ongoing operations in (1) the Middle East, and (2) elsewhere.
tabling member printed	Lord Craig of Radley
uin	HL4948
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2020 answer text <p>The Out of Service Date for Sentinel was set at March 2021 in Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015, this remains the case.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 10/06/2020 15:14:59 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	3385 label Biography information for Lord Craig of Radley

1199351

registered interest
date	02/06/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Misconduct
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government how many claims for damages relating to alleged misconduct by UK Armed Forces personnel serving overseas have been made in each year since 2003; what percentage of these claims have been settled; what was the (1) total, and (2) average, cost of such settlements; and whether any (a) current, or (b) former, member of the UK Armed Forces has been required to contribute to settlement costs.
tabling member printed	Lord Thomas of Gresford
uin	HL5124
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2020 answer text <p>Since 2003, Her Majesty's Government has received in excess of 1,330 claims for damages relating to alleged misconduct by UK Armed Forces personnel serving overseas. These claims arise from the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan and the Cyprus Emergency in the late 1950s.</p><p> </p><p>The claims received focus predominately on alleged unlawful detention but many incorporate allegations of mistreatment at the hands of British military personnel. Any payment of compensation in settlement of claims received would have been made by the Ministry of Defence.</p><p> </p><p>We are currently unable to provide with certainty a breakdown of the claims as requested due to the current restrictions and lack of access to data. The process of collating the information will take some time and will require going through historical records. In addition, any information provided would be on a provisional basis as confirmation would require cross-reference with paper records.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 15/06/2020 13:02:30 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	1804 label Biography information for Lord Thomas of Gresford

1199352

registered interest
date	02/06/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Misconduct
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what is their policy on the investigation of claims for damages relating to alleged misconduct by UK Armed Forces personnel serving overseas.
tabling member printed	Lord Thomas of Gresford
uin	HL5125
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2020 answer text <p>All claims received are considered under the principles of common law and dealt with on a strict legal liability case. If, following an investigation, it is found that there is substance to the allegations and there has been negligence on our part, compensation is paid. This pertains to any claim regardless of the location.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 15/06/2020 13:09:11 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	1804 label Biography information for Lord Thomas of Gresford

1199476

registered interest
date	02/06/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Aerospace Industry: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the short- to medium-term equipment procurement projects which, if brought forward ahead of schedule, could provide economic support to (a) the UK aerospace industry and (b) its supply-chain companies; and if he will hold urgent discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer to obtain flexibility in his Department's budget to enable the acceleration of procurement projects for this purpose.
tabling member constituency	New Forest East
tabling member printed	Dr Julian Lewis
uin	53274
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2020 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence is working closely with HM Treasury and our industry partners to fully assess the impact of the pandemic on the UK Defence Sector. The Ministry of Defence has continued to place orders throughout the COVID pandemic and we continue to identify opportunities within the departmental portfolio to provide economic support to UK industry.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 08/06/2020 16:51:23 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	54 label Biography information for Sir Julian Lewis

1199724

registered interest
date	02/06/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the pay (a) minimum and (b) maximum is for each civil service grade in his Department below the Senior Civil Service (i) inside and (ii) outside the London area.
tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
tabling member printed	John McDonnell
uin	53281
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2020 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>As of 1 April 2020, the following pay scales apply:</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="10"><p>Ministry of Defence (MOD) including Defence Electronics and Components Agency (DECA)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MOD Grade</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Civil Service equiv. grade</p></td><td><p>National Min</p></td><td><p>National Max</p></td><td><p>London Min</p></td><td><p>London Max</p></td><td colspan="5"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>E2</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>AA</p></td><td><p>19,045</p></td><td><p>19,045</p></td><td><p>19,130</p></td><td><p>19,444</p></td><td colspan="5"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>E1</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>AO</p></td><td><p>20,369</p></td><td><p>21,367</p></td><td><p>21,799</p></td><td><p>22,863</p></td><td colspan="5"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>D</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>EO</p></td><td><p>25,967</p></td><td><p>28,907</p></td><td><p>27,019</p></td><td><p>30,064</p></td><td colspan="5"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>C2</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>HEO</p></td><td><p>32,425</p></td><td><p>36,102</p></td><td><p>33,728</p></td><td><p>37,546</p></td><td colspan="5"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>C1</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>SEO</p></td><td><p>39,511</p></td><td><p>43,988</p></td><td><p>41,090</p></td><td><p>45,747</p></td><td colspan="5"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>B2</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Grade 7</p></td><td><p>53,107</p></td><td><p>59,157</p></td><td><p>55,241</p></td><td><p>61,523</p></td><td colspan="5"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>B1</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Grade 6</p></td><td><p>62,528</p></td><td><p>71,728</p></td><td><p>65,044</p></td><td><p>74,597</p></td><td colspan="5"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="9"><p>Skill Zone Pay Scales</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MOD Grade</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Civil Service Equivalent</p></td><td><p>National Min</p></td><td><p>National Max</p></td><td><p>London Min</p></td><td><p>London Max</p></td><td colspan="5"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Skill Zone 1</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>16,778</p></td><td><p>17,033</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td colspan="5"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Skill Zone 2</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>18,264</p></td><td><p>18,611</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td colspan="5"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Skill Zone 3</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>19,980</p></td><td><p>22,891</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td colspan="5"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Skill Zone 4</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>24,532</p></td><td><p>25,762</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td colspan="5"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="10"><p>United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) Pay Scales <table><tbody><tr><td><p>UKHO Grade</p></td><td><p>Civil Service equiv. grade</p></td><td><p>National Min</p></td><td><p>National Max</p></td><td><p>London Min</p></td><td><p>London Max</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A2</p></td><td><p>AA</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A1</p></td><td><p>AO</p></td><td><p>19,361</p></td><td><p>20,932</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>B3</p></td><td><p>EO</p></td><td><p>26,001</p></td><td><p>29,001</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>B2</p></td><td><p>HEO</p></td><td><p>32,371</p></td><td><p>34,988</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>B1</p></td><td><p>SEO</p></td><td><p>41,337</p></td><td><p>45,120</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>C2</p></td><td><p>Grade 7</p></td><td><p>52,243</p></td><td><p>57,199</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>C1</p></td><td><p>Grade 6</p></td><td><p>65,399</p></td><td><p>69,606</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr></tbody></table>Notes: As the UKHO is based in Taunton, London figures do not apply. It should be noted that there are currently no A2 grade staff employed at the UKHO</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="10"><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="9"><p>Defence Equipment and Support(DE&amp;S) Pay Scales</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>MOD Grade</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Civil Service Equivalent</p></td><td><p>National Min</p></td><td><p>National Max</p></td><td><p>London Min</p></td><td><p>London Max</p></td><td colspan="4"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>DES Apprentice</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>16,777</p></td><td><p>16,777</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td colspan="4"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Admin Specialist 37/37L</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>16,777</p></td><td><p>35,000</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td colspan="4"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Admin Specialist 42/42L</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>19,044</p></td><td><p>35,000</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td colspan="4"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Senior Admin Specialist 37/37L</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>19,044</p></td><td><p>50,000</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td colspan="4"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Senior Admin Specialist 42/42L</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>19,044</p></td><td><p>50,000</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td colspan="4"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Senior Admin Specialist OT B</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>19,044</p></td><td><p>50,000</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td colspan="4"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Senior Admin Specialist OT B/L</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>19,044</p></td><td><p>50,000</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td colspan="4"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Senior Admin Specialist OT D</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>19,044</p></td><td><p>50,000</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td colspan="4"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Senior Admin Specialist OT D/L</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>19,044</p></td><td><p>50,000</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td colspan="4"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="9"><p>Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL) Pay Scales</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Level</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Civil Service Equivalent</p></td><td><p>National Min</p></td><td><p>National Max</p></td><td><p>London Min</p></td><td><p>London Max</p></td><td colspan="5"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>16,993</p></td><td><p>17,085</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td colspan="5"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>17,000</p></td><td><p>22,084</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td colspan="5"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>19,987</p></td><td><p>28,084</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td colspan="5"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>21,576</p></td><td><p>36,214</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td colspan="5"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>31,983</p></td><td><p>44,719</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td colspan="5"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>39,716</p></td><td><p>54,683</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td colspan="5"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>49,646</p></td><td><p>65,117</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td colspan="5"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>8</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>58,531</p></td><td><p>75,641</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td colspan="5"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>9</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>70,208</p></td><td><p>123,453</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td colspan="5"><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 09/06/2020 12:02:38 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell

1199730

registered interest
date	02/06/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Uniforms
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much and what proportion of British armed forces dress and combat uniforms are produced in (a) the UK, (b) China and (c) other countries.
tabling member constituency	Belfast East
tabling member printed	Gavin Robinson
uin	53447
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2020 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence has a number of contracts for clothing with UK and international suppliers. However, details of the quantities and location of where British Armed Forces dress and combat uniforms are produced are not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 08/06/2020 08:42:25 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4360 label Biography information for Gavin Robinson

1199786

registered interest
date	02/06/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Navy: Deployment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether all naval vessels could currently be put to sea safely and with a full complement of trained personnel on board for each class of vessel.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	53458
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2020 answer text <p>The Royal Navy has the workforce required to meet their commitments, and we remain committed to ensuring they have the ships and capabilities required to fulfil Defence commitments now and in the future.</p><p>All Royal Navy ships rotate through planned operating cycles involving routine maintenance, repair, training, deployment, leave, essential modification and upgrades and will, therefore, be at varying levels of readiness in accordance with Defence requirements.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 08/06/2020 08:43:09 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

1199790

registered interest
date	02/06/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Type 45 Destroyers: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which Type 45 ships are (a) undergoing engine refits, (b) planning to undergo engine refits, (c) fully refitted and back in service with a fully trained complement of personnel on board.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	53459
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2020 answer text <p>All Type 45 Destroyers will receive new diesel generators under the Power Improvement Project conversion programme. Work is currently underway on HMS Dauntless, the first ship to enter the programme, and she will return to sea for trials in 2021. Following completion of these sea trials, she will return to the fleet.</p><p> </p><p>It is planned that all six Type 45 ships will have received this upgrade by the mid-2020s. The programme is dependent on the availability of ships to undertake the upgrade, balanced against the Royal Navy’s standing and future operational commitments.</p><p> </p><p>The Type 45 Destroyers are hugely capable ships and have been deployed successfully on a range of operations world-wide and they continue to make an enormous contribution to the defence of the UK and our international partners.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin grouped question UIN 53460 question first answered 08/06/2020 15:51:35 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

1199793

registered interest
date	02/06/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Type 45 Destroyers: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the timeframe is for the (a) completion of the engine refit programme on Type 45 ships and (b) for those ships to be in service.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	53460
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2020 answer text <p>All Type 45 Destroyers will receive new diesel generators under the Power Improvement Project conversion programme. Work is currently underway on HMS Dauntless, the first ship to enter the programme, and she will return to sea for trials in 2021. Following completion of these sea trials, she will return to the fleet.</p><p> </p><p>It is planned that all six Type 45 ships will have received this upgrade by the mid-2020s. The programme is dependent on the availability of ships to undertake the upgrade, balanced against the Royal Navy’s standing and future operational commitments.</p><p> </p><p>The Type 45 Destroyers are hugely capable ships and have been deployed successfully on a range of operations world-wide and they continue to make an enormous contribution to the defence of the UK and our international partners.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin grouped question UIN 53459 question first answered 08/06/2020 15:51:35 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman