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1673509

registered interest
date	28/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armoured Fighting Vehicles
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 20 November 2023 to Question 1826 on Armoured Fighting Vehicles, what the average age of a British Army Snatch Land Rover is.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	4084
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2023 answer text <p>The British Army currently has 30 Snatch Land Rovers in its inventory. Defence Equipment and Support have calculated that the average age of the vehicle is 28 years old.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 4085 question first answered 04/12/2023 15:33:57 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1673511

registered interest
date	28/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armoured Fighting Vehicles
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 20 November 2023 to Question 1826 on Armoured Fighting Vehicles, how many Snatch Land Rovers are in the British Army’s inventory as of 28 November 2023.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	4085
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2023 answer text <p>The British Army currently has 30 Snatch Land Rovers in its inventory. Defence Equipment and Support have calculated that the average age of the vehicle is 28 years old.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 4084 question first answered 04/12/2023 15:33:57 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1669975

registered interest
date	14/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armoured Fighting Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the out of service date of the British Army's Snatch Land Rover vehicles is.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	1826
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2023 answer text <p>The Out of Service Date for the Snatch Land Rover is currently March 2024; however, an extension to this date is being sought.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 20/11/2023 18:01:49 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1568627

registered interest
date	19/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armoured Fighting Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost to the public purse is of an AS-90, based on the platform travelling 30 miles per day and firing 90 rounds per day.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	127711
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2023 answer text <p>The Department carefully considers the cost of using, deploying and sustaining platforms, including those granted to Ukraine. The costs associated with the specific metrics requested by the right hon. Member would however be subject to many variables and include commercially sensitive information. I am therefore unable to provide an assured figure.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk grouped question UIN 127709 127710 question first answered 26/01/2023 13:03:37 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1565976

registered interest
date	11/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armoured Fighting Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the UK has the ability to deploy what it defines as an Armoured Brigade.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	120880
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2023 answer text <p>The UK is capable of deploying what it defines as an Armoured Brigade.</p><p>As part of Future Soldier, in order to re-model deployable forces to create more self-sufficient and tactical formations, Armoured Infantry Brigades transitioned and re-designated as Armoured Brigade Combat Teams. This capability remains at the heart of the UK's proposition as part of the NATO New Force Model and will be retained throughout the decade as the Army transitions to new capabilities.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 24/01/2023 13:47:48 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1470275

registered interest
date	14/06/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armoured Fighting Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the suitability of Combat Vehicle 90 for the Army.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	17890
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2022 answer text <p>When selecting the new armoured fighting vehicle for the Army a number of possibilities were considered, including the CV90. After a full competitive process, the Ajax vehicles was selected.</p><p> </p><p>As part of normal business, the Ministry of Defence keeps a range of capabilities under review to ensure our Armed Forces are equipped to face future threats.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 20/06/2022 14:04:57 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1461774

registered interest
date	11/05/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armoured Fighting Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the UK's ability to effectively operate its existing provision of Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	628
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2022 answer text <p>We remain confident of our ability to effectively manage our protected mobility fleet to meet our commitments.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 18/05/2022 11:33:08 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1462032

registered interest
date	11/05/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armoured Fighting Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason track miles on the UK's MRAP fleet has been reduced this year.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	636
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2022 answer text <p>In answer to the right hon. Member's question, the UK’s MRAP fleet is defined as those purchased as Urgent Operational Requirement’s for Operations. This consists of Mastiff, Ridgeback, Wolfhound (MRW), High Mobility Tactical Vehicle (Jackal and Coyote), Foxhound and Husky.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The actual track miles in 2021-2022 were higher than the actual track miles in 2020-2021 (in both cases actual was below forecast). The forecast for 2022-2023 is higher than the actual track miles in 2020-2021 notwithstanding the imminent out of service date for Husky.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 20/05/2022 10:38:35 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1366398

registered interest
date	05/11/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armoured Fighting Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many track kilometres were (a) forecast and (b) recorded against the UK's Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked) in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	70233
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2021 answer text <p>The information requested is provided below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year (FY)</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>FY 2018/19</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>FY 2019/20</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>FY 2020/21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Platform (Kms)</p></td><td><p>Forecast</p></td><td><p>Actuals</p></td><td><p>Forecast</p></td><td><p>Actuals</p></td><td><p>Forecast (Revised Oct 20)</p></td><td><p>Actuals</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CVR(T)</p></td><td><p>260,174</p></td><td><p>84,627</p></td><td><p>150,040</p></td><td><p>132,592</p></td><td><p>112,591</p></td><td><p>54,641</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes</p><p> </p><ol><li>Financial years run 01 April – 31 March</li><li>The Forecast is a total forecast and includes more than just the Army forecast for training activity. It captures other activity including, trials and experimentation and other Front Line Command forecasts.</li><li>COVID-19 had a significant impact on the way that the Army trained, this is reflected in the Actuals details in FY 2020/21.</li></ol> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 15/11/2021 08:40:35 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1364585

registered interest
date	29/10/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armoured Fighting Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) CR2, (b) Bulldog IFV, (c) Warrior IFV and (d) AS90 are declared operational or combat ready.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	66170
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2021 answer text <p>I am withholding the information as its disclosure would, or would be likely to, prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 03/11/2021 13:01:57 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones