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1567468

registered interest
date	17/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence and National Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to (a) support the UK's defence industry and (b) ensure national security in 2023.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	125474
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2023 answer text <p>The most recent estimate shows Ministry of Defence (MOD) investment supports 219,000 jobs in industries across the UK, including 141,000 direct jobs and 78,000 indirect jobs. Transparency, communication, and a longer-term view of our priorities are fundamental principles of the Defence and Security Industrial Strategy (DSIS) which should give industry the confidence to plan ahead and co-invest alongside government accordingly.</p><p>Continued high and focussed investment in defence, along with the changes we are making as part of DSIS, means that the MOD is well placed to support the UK's defence industry which underpins our national security.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 25/01/2023 16:16:07 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1567473

registered interest
date	17/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ukraine: Guided Weapons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with his Ukrainian counterpart on the use of long range missiles in Ukraine.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	125359
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2023 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Defence regularly holds discussions with Defence Minister Reznikov on a range of issues, most recently at the Defense Contact Group at Ramstein Air Base on 20 January 2023.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 23/01/2023 14:49:15 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1567505

registered interest
date	17/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Nuclear Weapons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will revise the Defence and Security Industrial Strategy to reflect trends in the level of nuclear threats to the UK.
tabling member constituency	The Wrekin
tabling member printed	Mark Pritchard
uin	125292
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2023 answer text <p>The Defence and Security Industrial Strategy (DSIS) has reinforced the need to consider industry as a capability in its own right, and ensure closer and earlier dialogue with industry. DSIS set out in detail where there is a strategic imperative for industrial capabilities to reside in the UK, including those capabilities relating to nuclear warheads and submarines, and the Government has already committed to a once-in-two-generations programme to modernise our nuclear forces.</p><p>We will review the DSIS alongside the Integrated Review and Defence Command Paper refresh and will decide as part of that process whether a new publication is warranted.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 20/01/2023 11:14:54 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	1576 label Biography information for Mark Pritchard

1567540

registered interest
date	17/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Watchkeeper WK450
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 16 January 2023 to Question 120884 on Watchkeeper WK450, how many Watchkeeper platforms are operational.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	125262
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2023 answer text <p>Details of the number of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) in the UK Armed Forces are published on an annual basis on the government's website.  The most recent publication can be found here:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-armed-forces-equipment-and-formations-2022.</p><p>For reasons of operational sensitivity we do not release figures on the current availability of any platform.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 24/01/2023 13:11:03 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1567541

registered interest
date	17/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Watchkeeper WK450
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 16 January 2023 to Question 120884 on Watchkeeper WK450, how many full-time personnel train on Watchkeeper each day.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	125263
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2023 answer text <p>Based on the training involved both within the Watchkeeper Regiment and wider Artillery, it is estimated that on average, around 80 service personnel train with Watchkeeper each day.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 24/01/2023 13:11:58 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1567543

registered interest
date	17/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ajax Lessons Learned Review
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 16 January 2023 to Question 120885 on Ajax Lessons Learned Review, what the cost to the public purse has been of the Ajax Lessons Learned Review.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	125264
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2023 answer text <p>The Ajax Lessons Learned Review commenced in May 2022. The Department estimated the cost of the Review to be in the region of £0.5 million and, as of 17 January, has received bills totalling approximately £0.29 million. It is a focused review aimed at identifying lessons and making recommendations to help the Ministry of Defence (MOD) deliver major programmes more effectively in future, and is looking at leadership, culture, governance, and how issues are elevated.</p><p> </p><p>The Terms of Reference were drafted by Head Office officials (not involved in delivering the programme) in consultation with MOD legal advisers and the Second Permanent Secretary, and were published on 29 March 2022. They were announced by way of Written Statement (<a href="https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2022-03-29/debates/22032981000018/ContingentLiabilityForAjaxLessonsLearnedReview?highlight=%22ajax%22#contribution-8F45F554-4A88-46F9-A4A2-C9104E56020A" target="_blank">HCWS739</a>) and placed in the Library of the House and copied to the Public Accounts and Defence Select committees.</p><p> </p><p>Although the review has no statutory powers, the MOD has provided any documents that the review has requested and has encouraged current and former personnel to assist the review if asked to contribute. The MOD has also assisted the review to contact former personnel when it has been asked to do so.</p><p> </p><p>In accordance with his terms of reference, Clive Sheldon KC notified the Second Permanent Secretary in June 2022 that he estimated it would take him a further six months to complete the review. Mr Sheldon is currently in the final stages of drafting his report.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk grouped question UIN 125265 125266 125267 125268 125269 125270 question first answered 23/01/2023 15:55:56 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1567545

registered interest
date	17/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ajax Lessons Learned Review
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 16 January 2023 to Question 120885 on Ajax Lessons Learned Review, for what reason the Ajax Lessons Learned Review will not include an examination of potential contractual weaknesses for the Ajax vehicle programme.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	125265
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2023 answer text <p>The Ajax Lessons Learned Review commenced in May 2022. The Department estimated the cost of the Review to be in the region of £0.5 million and, as of 17 January, has received bills totalling approximately £0.29 million. It is a focused review aimed at identifying lessons and making recommendations to help the Ministry of Defence (MOD) deliver major programmes more effectively in future, and is looking at leadership, culture, governance, and how issues are elevated.</p><p> </p><p>The Terms of Reference were drafted by Head Office officials (not involved in delivering the programme) in consultation with MOD legal advisers and the Second Permanent Secretary, and were published on 29 March 2022. They were announced by way of Written Statement (<a href="https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2022-03-29/debates/22032981000018/ContingentLiabilityForAjaxLessonsLearnedReview?highlight=%22ajax%22#contribution-8F45F554-4A88-46F9-A4A2-C9104E56020A" target="_blank">HCWS739</a>) and placed in the Library of the House and copied to the Public Accounts and Defence Select committees.</p><p> </p><p>Although the review has no statutory powers, the MOD has provided any documents that the review has requested and has encouraged current and former personnel to assist the review if asked to contribute. The MOD has also assisted the review to contact former personnel when it has been asked to do so.</p><p> </p><p>In accordance with his terms of reference, Clive Sheldon KC notified the Second Permanent Secretary in June 2022 that he estimated it would take him a further six months to complete the review. Mr Sheldon is currently in the final stages of drafting his report.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk grouped question UIN 125264 125266 125267 125268 125269 125270 question first answered 23/01/2023 15:55:56 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1567546

registered interest
date	17/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ajax Lessons Learned Review
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 16 January 2023 to Question 120885 on Ajax Lessons Learned Review, which office in his Department drafted the terms of reference of the Ajax Lessons Learned Review.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	125266
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2023 answer text <p>The Ajax Lessons Learned Review commenced in May 2022. The Department estimated the cost of the Review to be in the region of £0.5 million and, as of 17 January, has received bills totalling approximately £0.29 million. It is a focused review aimed at identifying lessons and making recommendations to help the Ministry of Defence (MOD) deliver major programmes more effectively in future, and is looking at leadership, culture, governance, and how issues are elevated.</p><p> </p><p>The Terms of Reference were drafted by Head Office officials (not involved in delivering the programme) in consultation with MOD legal advisers and the Second Permanent Secretary, and were published on 29 March 2022. They were announced by way of Written Statement (<a href="https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2022-03-29/debates/22032981000018/ContingentLiabilityForAjaxLessonsLearnedReview?highlight=%22ajax%22#contribution-8F45F554-4A88-46F9-A4A2-C9104E56020A" target="_blank">HCWS739</a>) and placed in the Library of the House and copied to the Public Accounts and Defence Select committees.</p><p> </p><p>Although the review has no statutory powers, the MOD has provided any documents that the review has requested and has encouraged current and former personnel to assist the review if asked to contribute. The MOD has also assisted the review to contact former personnel when it has been asked to do so.</p><p> </p><p>In accordance with his terms of reference, Clive Sheldon KC notified the Second Permanent Secretary in June 2022 that he estimated it would take him a further six months to complete the review. Mr Sheldon is currently in the final stages of drafting his report.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk grouped question UIN 125264 125265 125267 125268 125269 125270 question first answered 23/01/2023 15:55:56 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1567547

registered interest
date	17/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ajax Lessons Learned Review
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 16 January 2023 to Question 120885 on Ajax Lessons Learned Review, whether Clive Sheldon KC will have the powers to summon witnesses as part of the Ajax Lessons Learned Review.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	125267
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2023 answer text <p>The Ajax Lessons Learned Review commenced in May 2022. The Department estimated the cost of the Review to be in the region of £0.5 million and, as of 17 January, has received bills totalling approximately £0.29 million. It is a focused review aimed at identifying lessons and making recommendations to help the Ministry of Defence (MOD) deliver major programmes more effectively in future, and is looking at leadership, culture, governance, and how issues are elevated.</p><p> </p><p>The Terms of Reference were drafted by Head Office officials (not involved in delivering the programme) in consultation with MOD legal advisers and the Second Permanent Secretary, and were published on 29 March 2022. They were announced by way of Written Statement (<a href="https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2022-03-29/debates/22032981000018/ContingentLiabilityForAjaxLessonsLearnedReview?highlight=%22ajax%22#contribution-8F45F554-4A88-46F9-A4A2-C9104E56020A" target="_blank">HCWS739</a>) and placed in the Library of the House and copied to the Public Accounts and Defence Select committees.</p><p> </p><p>Although the review has no statutory powers, the MOD has provided any documents that the review has requested and has encouraged current and former personnel to assist the review if asked to contribute. The MOD has also assisted the review to contact former personnel when it has been asked to do so.</p><p> </p><p>In accordance with his terms of reference, Clive Sheldon KC notified the Second Permanent Secretary in June 2022 that he estimated it would take him a further six months to complete the review. Mr Sheldon is currently in the final stages of drafting his report.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk grouped question UIN 125264 125265 125266 125268 125269 125270 question first answered 23/01/2023 15:55:56 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1567548

registered interest
date	17/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ajax Lessons Learned Review
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 16 January 2023 to Question 120885 on Ajax Lessons Learned Review, what powers Clive Sheldon KC has to summon relevant documents as part of the Ajax Lessons Learned Review.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	125268
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2023 answer text <p>The Ajax Lessons Learned Review commenced in May 2022. The Department estimated the cost of the Review to be in the region of £0.5 million and, as of 17 January, has received bills totalling approximately £0.29 million. It is a focused review aimed at identifying lessons and making recommendations to help the Ministry of Defence (MOD) deliver major programmes more effectively in future, and is looking at leadership, culture, governance, and how issues are elevated.</p><p> </p><p>The Terms of Reference were drafted by Head Office officials (not involved in delivering the programme) in consultation with MOD legal advisers and the Second Permanent Secretary, and were published on 29 March 2022. They were announced by way of Written Statement (<a href="https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2022-03-29/debates/22032981000018/ContingentLiabilityForAjaxLessonsLearnedReview?highlight=%22ajax%22#contribution-8F45F554-4A88-46F9-A4A2-C9104E56020A" target="_blank">HCWS739</a>) and placed in the Library of the House and copied to the Public Accounts and Defence Select committees.</p><p> </p><p>Although the review has no statutory powers, the MOD has provided any documents that the review has requested and has encouraged current and former personnel to assist the review if asked to contribute. The MOD has also assisted the review to contact former personnel when it has been asked to do so.</p><p> </p><p>In accordance with his terms of reference, Clive Sheldon KC notified the Second Permanent Secretary in June 2022 that he estimated it would take him a further six months to complete the review. Mr Sheldon is currently in the final stages of drafting his report.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk grouped question UIN 125264 125265 125266 125267 125269 125270 question first answered 23/01/2023 15:55:56 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones