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1138706

registered interest
date	12/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Tankers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what additional funding has been (a) required and (b) allocated to the Military Afloat Reach and Sustainability programme for the Royal Fleet Auxiliary’s (RFA) Tide-Class tankers (a) Tidesurge, (b) Tidespring, (c) Tidewave and (d) Tideforce since each of those vessels was delivered to the RFA.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	276527
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2019 answer text <p>Three Tide Class Tankers are in service with the Royal Fleet Auxiliary; the fourth (TIDEFORCE) will enter service soon. No additional funding has been required or allocated.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 17/07/2019 15:07:34 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1138707

registered interest
date	12/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Tankers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what date the Royal Fleet Auxiliary’s Tide-Class tankers (a) Tidesurge, (b) Tidespring, (c) Tidewave and (d) Tideforce completed their first Replenishment At Sea exercise.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	276528
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2019 answer text <p>Each Tide Class tanker conducted their first Replenishment at Sea on the following dates:</p><p>RFA TIDESPRING replenished RFA WAVE KNIGHT on 13 November 2017.</p><p>RFA TIDERACE replenished HMS SOMERSET on 21 July 2018.</p><p>RFA TIDESURGE replenished HMS DEFENDER on 16 February 2019.</p><p>RFA TIDEFORCE replenished RFA FORT VICTORIA on 1-2 May 2019.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 17/07/2019 15:12:44 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

985023

registered interest
date	10/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Tankers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many days each Royal Fleet Auxiliary tanker has spent at sea from 2016 to date.
tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
uin	HL10566
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2018 answer text <p>The normal operating cycle of every ship involves them entering different readiness levels depending on their programmes and Departmental planning requirements.</p><p> </p><p>From records scrutinised, the number of days HMS Albion, HMS Bulwark, all the bay-class Landing Ship Dock Auxiliaries, Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) Tankers and Type 23 Frigates spent at sea in each year from 1 January 2016 to 30 September 2018, is shown below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>YEAR</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>HMS ALBION</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>72</p></td><td><p>120</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>HMS BULWARK</strong></p></td><td><p>133</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>RFA CARDIGAN BAY</strong></p></td><td><p>107</p></td><td><p>145</p></td><td><p>124</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>RFA LYME BAY</strong></p></td><td><p>114</p></td><td><p>65</p></td><td><p>107</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>RFA MOUNTS BAY</strong></p></td><td><p>202</p></td><td><p>127</p></td><td><p>130</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>RFA WAVE KNIGHT</strong></p></td><td><p>171</p></td><td><p>201</p></td><td><p>46</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>RFA WAVE RULER</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>137</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>RFA TIDEFORCE</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>46</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>RFA TIDERACE</strong></p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>37</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>RFA TIDESPRING</strong></p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>82</p></td><td><p>118</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>RFA TIDESURGE</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>41</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>HMS ARGYLL</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>111</p></td><td><p>117</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>HMS LANCASTER</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>HMS IRON DUKE</strong></p></td><td><p>132</p></td><td><p>94</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>HMS MONMOUTH</strong></p></td><td><p>113</p></td><td><p>209</p></td><td><p>82</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>HMS MONTROSE</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>95</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>HMS WESTMINSTER</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>126</p></td><td><p>116</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>HMS RICHMOND</strong></p></td><td><p>73</p></td><td><p>51</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>HMS NORTHUMBERLAND</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>65</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>HMS SOMERSET</strong></p></td><td><p>113</p></td><td><p>95</p></td><td><p>61</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>HMS SUTHERLAND</strong></p></td><td><p>127</p></td><td><p>103</p></td><td><p>154</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>HMS KENT</strong></p></td><td><p>67</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>36</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>The records for the RFA Tide Class also reflect their customisation and trials packages required for their entry into service. While deployed away from the UK, ships will spend days at sea and alongside in ports around the world.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL10495 HL10496 question first answered 23/10/2018 14:28:49 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

923353

registered interest
date	13/06/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Tankers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to sell any RFA Wave-class tankers to Brazil; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	153440
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2018 answer text <p>There are no plans to sell the Wave Class ships to Brazil. No further Wave Class ships will enter service as the Royal Fleet Auxiliary is receiving four Tide Class tankers: Tidespring, Tiderace, Tidesurge and Tideforce. These ships will support the Royal Navy over the next 10 years.</p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb grouped question UIN 153441 153443 question first answered 18/06/2018 16:01:03 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

923355

registered interest
date	13/06/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Tankers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Wave-class RFA tankers are planned to enter service with the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	153441
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2018 answer text <p>There are no plans to sell the Wave Class ships to Brazil. No further Wave Class ships will enter service as the Royal Fleet Auxiliary is receiving four Tide Class tankers: Tidespring, Tiderace, Tidesurge and Tideforce. These ships will support the Royal Navy over the next 10 years.</p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb grouped question UIN 153440 153443 question first answered 18/06/2018 16:01:03 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

923357

registered interest
date	13/06/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Tankers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of RFA tankers the Royal Navy requires in order to service the (a) carrier strike and (b) other Royal Navy commitments over the next 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	153443
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2018 answer text <p>There are no plans to sell the Wave Class ships to Brazil. No further Wave Class ships will enter service as the Royal Fleet Auxiliary is receiving four Tide Class tankers: Tidespring, Tiderace, Tidesurge and Tideforce. These ships will support the Royal Navy over the next 10 years.</p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb grouped question UIN 153440 153441 question first answered 18/06/2018 16:01:03 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

772094

registered interest
date	17/10/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Tankers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information his Department held on potential corruption or accounting issues with Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering at the time of placing orders for the Tide-class of tankers.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	108305
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2017 answer text <p>Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering's (DSME) financial issues emerged in 2016, four years after the contract for the Military Afloat Reach and Sustainability (MARS) Tanker programme was placed.</p><p>The Department held no information regarding potential corruption or accounting irregularities with DSME at the time of contract award for the MARS programme in 2012.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 25/10/2017 13:42:46 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

772095

registered interest
date	17/10/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Tankers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) estimated original planned date of entry into service was and (b) current expected date for entry into service is for each of the planned Tide-class tankers.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	108303
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2017 answer text <p>We expect all four Military Afloat Reach and Sustainability (MARS) Tankers to have entered service with the Royal Fleet Auxiliary by the end of 2018, as planned.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin grouped question UIN 108304 question first answered 25/10/2017 13:39:40 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

772096

registered interest
date	17/10/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Tankers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reasons the first two Tide-class tankers have been delivered behind schedule.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	108304
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2017 answer text <p>We expect all four Military Afloat Reach and Sustainability (MARS) Tankers to have entered service with the Royal Fleet Auxiliary by the end of 2018, as planned.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin grouped question UIN 108303 question first answered 25/10/2017 13:39:40 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

600533

registered interest
date	12/10/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Tankers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they expect the financial problems of the South Korean Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering firm to affect the delivery of the four Tide-class tankers to the Ministry of Defence on-time, on-price and on-specification.
tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
uin	HL2286
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2016 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is actively reviewing its position to mitigate any potential impact on the Tide class tanker programme.</p><p>We are confident that our commercial arrangement with Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) provides suitable financial protection to the MOD. The specification of the Tide class tankers has not been impacted by DSME's financial situation. We are continuing to review delivery timelines with the company and remain confident that all four tankers will be in service with the Royal Fleet Auxiliary by the end of 2018, as planned.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 20/10/2016 15:28:40 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie