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179554

registered interest
date	12/02/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	AWE
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assistance the Atomic Weapons Establishment is receiving from the US authorities on Project Pegasus.
tabling member constituency	North Devon
tabling member printed	Sir Nick Harvey
uin	224442
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2015 answer text <p>Officials from the Ministry of Defence and the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) regularly discuss a range of nuclear matters with their US counterparts under the auspices of the 1958 Mutual Defence Agreement. These matters include aspects of the capital investment programme at AWE, of which Pegasus forms a part.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 26/02/2015 17:21:03 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	231 label Biography information for Sir Nick Harvey

179555

registered interest
date	12/02/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	AWE
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when construction work on Box A of Project Pegasus at the Atomic Weapons Establishment started.
tabling member constituency	North Devon
tabling member printed	Sir Nick Harvey
uin	224441
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2015 answer text <p>Pegasus is the replacement Highly Enriched Uranium component manufacturing and storage facility, and forms part of the Government's programme of investment in the Atomic Weapons Establishment sites.</p><p>Preparatory work on Box A started in May 2013 and construction work began in August 2013.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 26/02/2015 17:20:35 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	231 label Biography information for Sir Nick Harvey

179557

registered interest
date	12/02/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	AWE
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the decision to review the scope and delivery schedule for Project Pegasus at the Atomic Weapons Establishment was taken; and when he expects a revised scope and delivery schedule to be approved.
tabling member constituency	North Devon
tabling member printed	Sir Nick Harvey
uin	224443
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2015 answer text <p>Consistent with industry best practice for all projects, Pegasus is under regular review. If a project requires a revised approval then this may be sought once a robust evidence base has been established.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 26/02/2015 17:20:00 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	231 label Biography information for Sir Nick Harvey

179561

registered interest
date	12/02/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	AWE
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the expected operational dates are for Project Pegasus and Project Mensa at the Atomic Weapons Establishment.
tabling member constituency	North Devon
tabling member printed	Sir Nick Harvey
uin	224444
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2015 answer text <p>Project Pegasus received Main Gate approval in August 2011 with an approved cost of £634 million. Project Mensa received Main Gate approval in May 2011 with an approved cost of £734 million.<ins class="ministerial">Both projects' approved in-service dates are between 2016 and 2020.</ins></p><p> </p><p>Consistent with industry best practice, major projects are regularly reviewed and may seek revised approvals if a robust evidence base is established.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 26/02/2015 17:19:32 question first ministerially corrected 05/03/2015 10:46:31 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne previous answer version 46836 answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	231 label Biography information for Sir Nick Harvey

179562

registered interest
date	12/02/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	AWE
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the expected out-turn expenditure is on (a) Project Pegasus and (b) Project Mensa at the Atomic Weapons Establishment.
tabling member constituency	North Devon
tabling member printed	Sir Nick Harvey
uin	224445
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2015 answer text <p>Project Pegasus received Main Gate approval in August 2011 with an approved cost of £634 million. Project Mensa received Main Gate approval in May 2011 with an approved cost of £734 million.<ins class="ministerial">Both projects' approved in-service dates are between 2016 and 2020.</ins></p><p> </p><p>Consistent with industry best practice, major projects are regularly reviewed and may seek revised approvals if a robust evidence base is established.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 26/02/2015 17:19:32 question first ministerially corrected 05/03/2015 11:39:42 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne previous answer version 46890 answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	231 label Biography information for Sir Nick Harvey

176054

registered interest
date	27/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	AWE
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much has been paid annually by his Department to (a) AWE Management Ltd and (b) AWE plc under the Atomic Weapons Establishment management and operation contract for each year since 2000.
tabling member constituency	Moray
tabling member printed	Angus Robertson
uin	222312
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2015 answer text <p>The Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) Management and Operations contract is with AWE Management Ltd (AWEML). As such, all payments are made to them and not AWE plc. AWE plc is the wholly-owned subsidiary of AWEML, responsible for the day-to day running of AWE.</p><p> </p><p>The following table shows expenditure at AWE in each financial year since 2000-01, at outturn prices:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>£ million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2000-01</p></td><td><p>275</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2001-02</p></td><td><p>264</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2002-03</p></td><td><p>258</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2003-04</p></td><td><p>286</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004-05</p></td><td><p>354</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005-06</p></td><td><p>493</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006-07</p></td><td><p>687</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007-08</p></td><td><p>894</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008-09</p></td><td><p>800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>870</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>944</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>941</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>861</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>961</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 03/02/2015 17:19:19 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1433 label Biography information for Angus Robertson

167441

registered interest
date	02/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	AWE
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the closing date will be for the review into the costs and construction timetable of Project Pegasus.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Moor View
tabling member printed	Alison Seabeck
uin	216803
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2014 answer text <p>Consistent with industry best practice for all projects, Pegasus is under regular review to ensure it meets the Ministry Of Defence's requirements effectively. There are no specific closing dates for these activities.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 09/12/2014 17:23:24 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1552 label Biography information for Alison Seabeck

61615

registered interest
date	12/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	AWE
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which US establishments were visited by personnel from the Atomic Weapons Establishment under the terms of the US-UK Mutual Defence Agreement in 2013; and how many staff visited each such establishment.
tabling member constituency	Islington North
tabling member printed	Jeremy Corbyn
uin	200408
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p>The information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 18/06/2014 16:15:44 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	185 label Biography information for Jeremy Corbyn

61616

registered interest
date	12/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	AWE
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what facility rekit projects have taken place at the Atomic Weapons Establishment under the scope of the Nuclear Weapons Capability Sustainment Project; and what the cost of each such project was.
tabling member constituency	Islington North
tabling member printed	Jeremy Corbyn
uin	200409
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p>The term rekit is used by the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) to mean the replacement or modernisation of process plant and /or equipment within an existing facility, including upgrading of building services. The following is a list of major facility rekits that have or are taking place at AWE. There are also a number of more minor rekits underway which are not listed.<br><br>Depleted Uranium Upgrade<br>Beryllium Facility <br>Plutonium Capability Programme (A90)<br>Enriched Uranium Facility (A45)<br>Explosive storage and processing Facility <br>Salts Sustainment<br>Facility for assembly/disassembly of Warhead<br><br>The information relating to individual rekit costs for each facility for the years 2003 to date is not centrally held and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 23/06/2014 15:36:11 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	185 label Biography information for Jeremy Corbyn

61617

registered interest
date	12/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	AWE
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reasons a review of the scope of Project Pegasus is being undertaken at the Atomic Weapons Establishment; and what changes he expects to be made to the scope of the project as a result of the review.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	200410
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2014 answer text <p>Pegasus is the replacement highly enriched uranium component manufacturing and storage facility, and forms part of the Government's programme of investment in the Atomic Weapons Establishment sites. <br><br>In accordance with normal industry best practice, the project is under regular review to ensure that the facility will meet the Ministry of Defence's requirements while also achieving the optimum balance of performance, cost and schedule. No changes to the approved scope of the project have been made.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 02/07/2014 15:45:49 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne previous answer version 4722 answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas