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166541

registered interest
date	27/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Katrice Lee
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will authorise the release of case files relating to the investigation of the disappearance of Katrice Lee to her family; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hartlepool
tabling member printed	Mr Iain Wright
uin	216329
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2014 answer text <p>Our thoughts and sympathies remain with Katrice Lee's family. The Royal Military Police continue to investigate Katrice's disappearance from Paderborn in Germany in 1981. As the investigation, known as Operation Bute, is still underway, I am unable to comment further on progress at this time. The original case files form part of this investigation; as such they can be considered for disclosure only when the investigation has been concluded. Liaison officers from the Royal Military Police remain in contact with Katrice's family to ensure that they are kept up to date about the investigation's progress.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 216297 question first answered 02/12/2014 17:51:31 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1478 label Biography information for Mr Iain Wright

166542

registered interest
date	27/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Procurement
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 23 October 2014 to Question 209332, by what mechanisms his Department assesses the effectiveness of its communications to industry of its future requirements.
tabling member constituency	Mid Worcestershire
tabling member printed	Sir Peter Luff
uin	216299
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2014 answer text <p>The membership and structure of the Defence Suppliers Forum (DSF) and its respective sub-committees are kept under review to ensure it is representative of the Ministry of Defence's (MOD) suppliers. Feedback from industry indicates that it continues to represent a valuable mechanism for engaging with the MOD on current and future priorities and requirements.</p><p>In addition the Industry days organised by the Department and/or domains are usually based on business cases that state the objectives and benefits of the event and which require evaluation of success. Some examples of key outcomes of an event include an increase in industry awareness of the aims and developments of the procurement strategy, an increase in MOD understanding of the key themes and issues faced by industry, and the early identification of potential risks to the strategy. The success of the event is then evaluated both in terms of the level of interest expressed by industry in the event, and the level of understanding and buy-in determined through a simple event questionnaire.</p><p>The MOD monitors the number of supplier and buyer enquires received via the Defence Contracts Online Portal. The latest available figures show that between January and July 2014, the total number of queries received was nearly 3,500. During this period, nearly 1,200 tender and contract notices were advertised on the portal.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 02/12/2014 17:51:03 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	268 label Biography information for Sir Peter Luff

166543

registered interest
date	27/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Katrice Lee
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress has been made in respect of Operation BUTE, the Royal Military Police inquiry into the disappearance of Katrice Lee in 1981.
tabling member constituency	Hartlepool
tabling member printed	Mr Iain Wright
uin	216297
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2014 answer text <p>Our thoughts and sympathies remain with Katrice Lee's family. The Royal Military Police continue to investigate Katrice's disappearance from Paderborn in Germany in 1981. As the investigation, known as Operation Bute, is still underway, I am unable to comment further on progress at this time. The original case files form part of this investigation; as such they can be considered for disclosure only when the investigation has been concluded. Liaison officers from the Royal Military Police remain in contact with Katrice's family to ensure that they are kept up to date about the investigation's progress.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 216329 question first answered 02/12/2014 17:51:31 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1478 label Biography information for Mr Iain Wright

166276

registered interest
date	26/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many new Ministry of Defence HQ contracts were for under £1 million in 2013-14.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Moor View
tabling member printed	Alison Seabeck
uin	216070
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2014 answer text <p>In financial year 2013-14 the Ministry of Defence awarded 1,889 contracts with a value of less than £1 million.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 02/12/2014 16:22:46 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1552 label Biography information for Alison Seabeck

166277

registered interest
date	26/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many new Ministry of Defence HQ contracts were placed in 2013-14; what the value of those contracts was; how many on the bid basis were (a) competitive and (b) non-competitive contracts.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Moor View
tabling member printed	Alison Seabeck
uin	216071
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2014 answer text <p>Information on contracts placed by the Ministry of Defence (MOD), including the nature of those contracts, is published on gov.uk as part of the MOD trade, industry and contracts statistics: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/mod-industry-trade-and-contracts-2014</p><p>Table 1.01.06 'New contracts placed by type' shows that the MOD awarded 2,328 contracts in 2013-14, with a value of £6,205 million. Of these, 39% were awarded on a competitive basis, and 56% were non-competitive. The remainder were mainly instances where a contract has been let as a Terms of Business Agreement.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 02/12/2014 16:22:04 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1552 label Biography information for Alison Seabeck

166281

registered interest
date	26/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Fuels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department spent on each type of fuel in 2013-14; and who the suppliers were.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Moor View
tabling member printed	Alison Seabeck
uin	216072
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2014 answer text <p>The majority of Ground, Aviation and Marine fuel consumed by the Ministry of Defence (MOD) is purchased under the bulk fuel contracts managed by the Defence Fuel Services Team, part of Defence Equipment and Support. The expenditure against these contracts for financial year 2013-14, in £ million, is shown in the following tables.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Ground Fuels</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Supplier</strong></td><td><strong>Diesel</strong></td><td><strong>Unleaded</strong></td><td><strong>Grand Total </strong></td></tr><tr><td>Certas Energy</td><td>12.30</td><td>0.12</td><td>12.42</td></tr><tr><td>GB Oils</td><td>9.67</td><td>0.04</td><td>9.71</td></tr><tr><td>Hall Fuels</td><td>9.44</td><td>0.56</td><td>10.00</td></tr><tr><td>Harvest</td><td>11.98</td><td>0.12</td><td>12.10</td></tr><tr><td>Henty</td><td>2.38</td><td>0.03</td><td>2.41</td></tr><tr><td>LCC</td><td>0.77</td><td>0.13</td><td>0.90</td></tr><tr><td>Scottish Fuels</td><td>1.08</td><td>0.09</td><td>1.17</td></tr><tr><td>WFSCORP</td><td>0.96</td><td>-</td><td>0.96</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Grand Total</strong></td><td>48.58</td><td> </td><td>49.67</td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p> </p><p>(1) During the financial year Certas Energy took over GB Oils and Scottish Fuels and WFSCORP took over Henty. These companies continue to trade under their original names.</p><p>(2) Other parts of the MOD purchase ground fuels but this information is not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Aviation and Marine</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Supplier </strong></td><td><strong>Aviation</strong></td><td><strong>F44 (Marine Aviation) </strong></td><td><strong>F76 (Marine) </strong></td><td><strong>Grand Total</strong></td></tr><tr><td>BP Oil International</td><td>46.21</td><td>-</td><td>26.50</td><td>72.71</td></tr><tr><td>CEPSA</td><td>20.51</td><td>-</td><td>26.01</td><td>46.52</td></tr><tr><td>Chevron</td><td>-</td><td>16.09</td><td>-</td><td>16.09</td></tr><tr><td>HETCO</td><td>33.30</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>33.30</td></tr><tr><td>MOH</td><td>11.28</td><td>6.12</td><td>19.49</td><td>36.89</td></tr><tr><td>Q8</td><td>14.91</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>14.91</td></tr><tr><td>Shell</td><td>105.21</td><td>-</td><td>53.58</td><td>158.79</td></tr><tr><td>World Fuels</td><td>14.31</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>14.31</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Grand Total</strong></td><td>245.73</td><td>22.21</td><td>125.58</td><td>393.52</td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Outside of these contracts the Front Line Commands purchased £137.45 million of aviation fuel in financial year 2013-14. These purchases occur when an aircraft refuels at a non-MOD site.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 02/12/2014 16:25:51 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1552 label Biography information for Alison Seabeck

165940

registered interest
date	25/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many soldiers made redundant under the Army 2020 programme have been evicted from family quarters.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	215849
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2014 answer text <p>As part of the Army 2020 programme, 7,280 Service personnel were made redundant in tranches 1 to 3 of the Armed Forces Redundancy Programme and around 1,000 personnel were selected in the fourth and final tranche, the majority of whom will have left the Army by June 2015. All personnel selected receive at least six months notice, twelve if they did not apply for redundancy. On leaving the Armed Forces, personnel cease to be entitled to occupy Service Family Accommodation (SFA). While the Ministry of Defence will always be as flexible as possible in order to allow families the maximum time to secure alternative accommodation, on occasions it becomes necessary to proceed to eviction action in order that properties can be made available to entitled Service families. To date, a total of three Army personnel made redundant under the Armed Forces Redundancy Programme have been evicted from SFA.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 02/12/2014 16:19:48 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

165942

registered interest
date	25/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what targets his Department sets for the time taken to make housing adaptations for wounded service personnel.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	215851
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2014 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence aims to complete all housing adaptations for wounded service personnel in the shortest timescale possible.</p><p>No targets are set for the completion of this work as every requirement is unique depending on the needs of the occupants.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 02/12/2014 16:09:41 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

165943

registered interest
date	25/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Trident Missiles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what contracts have been placed for launch tubes for sea-launched Trident nuclear missiles with General Dynamics Electric Boat Company in the US.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	215809
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2014 answer text <p>The missile tubes for the Successor Programme are being procured as part of the collaborative Common Missile Compartment (CMC) project with the US. General Dynamics Electric Boat has been awarded an $83.8 million contract modification by the US Department of Defense to continue development of the CMC.</p><p> </p><p>The contract provides funding for 17 missile tubes; four for the US submarine programme, one for a US shore test facility and 12 missile tubes for the Successor Programme. The 12 UK missile tubes’ share of this contract is estimated at $59 million. Costs beyond the first 17 tubes have yet to be agreed, and it would prejudice commercial interests to estimate costs at this stage. The Ministry of Defence is not planning to commit to further missile tubes prior to Main Gate in 2016.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne grouped question UIN 215790 question first answered 02/12/2014 17:51:55 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

165948

registered interest
date	25/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Bases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what airfields are owned by his Department; and how many flights took off from each such airfield in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2013-14 and (d) 2014-15 to date.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	215979
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2014 answer text <p>We have defined Ministry of Defence airfields as those capable of supporting fixed wing aircraft. The list of airfields is attached.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 02/12/2014 17:21:38 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry attachment 1 file name 215979 - MOD Airfields.doc title 215979 Ministry of Defence Airfields
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker