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1669608

registered interest
date	13/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aircraft: Helicopters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 6 September 2023 to Question 196987 on Military Aircraft: Helicopters, what plans he has for the future of the five Airbus H135 aircraft previously procured for Project MATCHA.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	1465
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2023 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Defence authorised the Defence Equipment Sales Authority to progress a government-to-government sale for the helicopters; the details of which are currently commercially sensitive. Once a sale has been completed a mutually agreed communication will be made between the Ministry of Defence and our customer.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 16/11/2023 17:38:28 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1659196

registered interest
date	07/09/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aircraft: Helicopters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether it remains his Department's policy to procure up to 44 new aircraft under the New Medium Helicopter programme.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	198339
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2023 answer text <p>I refer the right hon. Member to the answer I gave on 20 July 2023 to Question 194668 to the right hon. Member for Wentworth and Deane (Mr Healey).</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 12/09/2023 11:47:30 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge attachment 1 file name UIN 194668.docx title Military Aircraft: Helicopters
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1623337

registered interest
date	24/04/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aircraft: Helicopters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress his Department has made on the NATO Next Generation Rotorcraft Capability project.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	182235
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2023 answer text <p>Since the signing of the Letter of Intent (LOI) in October 2020, the UK has guided the NATO Next Generation Rotorcraft Capability (NGRC) project through the Pre-Concept stage. The NGRC Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), signed on 16 June 2022, marked the transition of the project to the Concept Phase which is expected to run over the next three years.</p><p>The NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) run NGRC program office was stood up in November 2022 and is currently writing the Statements of Work and contracts for the initial concept studies. The Army, DSTL and Defence Equipment and Support have pivotal roles within the Program Office, Steering Board, and Partnership Committee.</p><p>We expect the NATO NGRC project to develop a transformational Next Generation Rotorcraft that will remain relevant against future threats and will be a suitable candidate to replace current fleets of Medium Helicopters in service with the UK and NATO Allies.</p><p>The UK is fully engaged with the NATO NGRC project to develop options for potential replacements across Defence.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 27/04/2023 11:36:00 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1623338

registered interest
date	24/04/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aircraft: Helicopters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans for the New Medium Helicopter programme to reach Initial Operating Capability.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	182236
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2023 answer text <p>Industry's detailed responses to the second half of the New Medium Helicopter programme's competition will provide a clearer understanding of aspects, such as suppliers' production capacity, which will enable us to confirm the timing of the programme's capability milestones.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 27/04/2023 16:48:14 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1602450

registered interest
date	08/03/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aircraft: Helicopters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress his Department has made on the New Medium Helicopter contest.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	161243
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2023 answer text <p>Credible suppliers were informed on 24 February 2023 that the second half of the competition will be launched later this year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 13/03/2023 11:53:46 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1601104

registered interest
date	03/03/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aircraft: Helicopters
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 1 March 2023 to Question 152200 on Military Aircraft: Helicopters, for what role the H135 aircraft for project MATCHA were originally procured; and for what reason it was decided that those aircraft were no longer required for the procured role.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	157622
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2023 answer text <p>This information is being withheld as disclosure would, or would be likely to, prejudice the capability, effectiveness, or security of the Armed Forces.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 08/03/2023 13:52:49 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1600323

registered interest
date	01/03/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aircraft: Helicopters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when his Department took delivery of the five H135 aircraft originally procured for project MATCHA.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	156082
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2023 answer text <p>The H135 aircraft procured for project MATCHA were delivered between October 2022 and February 2023.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 06/03/2023 13:03:56 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1589087

registered interest
date	24/02/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aircraft: Helicopters
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 14 February 2023 to Question 141352 on Military Aircraft: Helicopters, when the decision was made that the H135 helicopters procured for Project MATCHA would not enter service.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	152200
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2023 answer text <p>In November 2022 a decision was made that the H135 aircraft for project MATCHA were not required for their procured role. A decision is yet to be made on whether the aircraft will remain in Defence.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 01/03/2023 11:56:40 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1585738

registered interest
date	09/02/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aircraft: Helicopters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the operational status of his Department's fleet of Airbus H135 helicopters; and what plans he has for the future of the fleet.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	143695
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2023 answer text <p>The 29 Military Flying Training System (UKMFTS) Airbus H135 helicopters named Juno in RAF service are employed in the training of tri-Service ab-initio trainee pilots and aircrew, trainee pilot and aircrew instructors, and staff instructor currency/competency flying. Irreducible spare capacity is used to train international aircrew in accordance with the Department's priorities and via Government-to-Government agreements. A small proportion of non-UKMFTS tasks are also conducted. The UKMFTS aircraft will be employed in this role until at least the end of the UKMFTS contract in 2033.</p><p>A further five H135 airframes are airworthy in storage whilst awaiting a Ministry of Defence decision.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 24/02/2023 10:26:53 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1584902

registered interest
date	07/02/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aircraft: Helicopters
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 was of the (a) purchase, (b) maintenance, (c) sustainment and (d) retrofitting of his Department's fleet of Airbus H135 helicopters in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	141352
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2023 answer text <p>Under the terms of the UK Military Flying Training System contract, the Ministry of Defence pays for a service provision of 29 Airbus H135 (known as the Juno HT Mk1) and seven Airbus H145 (Jupiter HT Mk 1) helicopters as part of the Rotary Wing Flying Training requirement. This cost covers both helicopter types and includes the flying training service, the aircraft purchase, maintenance, sustainment and any modifications, therefore it is not possible to provide the specified level of detail.</p><p>With respect to the H135 helicopters procured for Project MATCHA, the cost of purchase was £35.28 million. These did not enter the In-Service phase and so there was no commitment to maintenance or sustainment.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 14/02/2023 08:19:33 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones