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1658416

registered interest
date	05/09/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Buildings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department made of the potential prevalence of RAAC in buildings (a) owned and (b) occupied by (i) military and (ii) other departmental staff.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	197656
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2023 answer text <p>For now, the focus is on bringing together the information we hold about the Government estate into one place. This work is being coordinated by the Office for Government Property.</p><p>Surveys are currently being conducted to identify buildings which may have been constructed with RAAC on Ministry of Defence (MOD) land.</p><p> </p><p>We take safety extremely seriously and, based on our current information, RAAC has not traditionally been used by the MOD in the construction of domestic structure, and it is therefore highly unlikely that any Service Family Accommodation is affected. The majority of Single Living Accommodation was not constructed during the review period.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 03/10/2023 11:19:22 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1603903

registered interest
date	14/03/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Motor Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many vehicles there are in his Department's white fleet (a) in total and (b) by individual service; and how many of the those vehicles are electric or hybrid.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	165197
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2023 answer text <p>The majority Ministry of Defence’s white fleet are leased through the Phoenix II Contract. There are a total of 15,422 vehicles leased under this contract. Of these, 728 are electric vehicles and 1,331 are hybrid vehicles. The table below sets out the numbers by Defence Organisation or Top Level Budget Holder (as of 15 March 2023):</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Total Phoenix II Leased Vehicles</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air</p></td><td><p>3,166</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army</p></td><td><p>7,530</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DE&amp;S</p></td><td><p>214</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DIO</p></td><td><p>520</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DNO</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DSA</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HO</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MDP</p></td><td><p>536</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Navy</p></td><td><p>2,213</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UKSC</p></td><td><p>1,212</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>15,422</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 22/03/2023 16:15:05 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1603331

registered interest
date	13/03/2023
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	What steps he is taking to tackle supply chain constraints in defence procurement.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	904028
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2023 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence takes the health and resilience of our supply chains seriously. The department has invested in a department-wide supply chain mapping programme, sharing intelligence and best practice on common critical supply chains and materials across Government and internationally.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 13/03/2023 16:42:29 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1564308

registered interest
date	06/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Antitank Missiles: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to help ensure that NLAW anti-tank missile stocks will be replenished in early 2023.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	117437
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2023 answer text <p>To replenish the Next Generation Light Anti-Tank Weapon (NLAW) systems granted to Ukraine, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) secured around 500 units which will be delivered to the UK in 2023. The MOD has subsequently placed a separate contract for several thousand units to be delivered to the UK between 2024-2026.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 12/01/2023 14:47:53 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1542994

registered interest
date	16/11/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Fleet Solid Support Ships: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Written Statement of 16 November, HCWS369, on Shipbuilding Update, who the prime contractor for the Fleet Solid Support Ships will be; and what estimate he has made of the balance of work between the shipyards involved.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	88807
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2022 answer text <p>Team Resolute, a team consisting of Harland &amp; Wolff, BMT and Navantia UK has been announced as the Preferred Bidder to build the Fleet Solid Support ships. Navantia UK, a UK registered company, will hold the contract as prime contractor.</p><p> </p><p>The majority of the shipbuild will take place in the UK. The precise balance of work between each individual yard is a matter for Harland &amp; Wolff.</p><p> </p><p>No workers are currently employed in building the Fleet Solid Support ships by Harland &amp; Wolff at any of its sites. No contract has yet been signed for the ships. Harland &amp; Wolff has indicated that it expects the workforce employed to build the ships to grow by around 1,200.</p><p> </p><p>The number of people employed by BMT in the competition for the Fleet Solid Support ships is purely a matter for the company. BMT has indicated that it expects its workforce engaged to deliver the Fleet Solid Support ships to grow to around 120.</p><p> </p><p>The number of jobs sustained in Spain to deliver the Fleet Solid Support ships is a matter for the contractor concerned but it will be fewer than the number of jobs sustained and created in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The transfer of technology and skills from Navantia to the UK shipbuilding industry that the Fleet Solid Support ship programme will facilitate includes provision for a team of Spanish shipbuilding experts to be resident within Harland &amp; Wolff in order to upskill local staff to deliver the construction in the UK and ensure build productivity and quality levels are met.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk grouped question UIN 88812 88813 88818 88824 88825 question first answered 21/11/2022 16:05:08 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1489590

registered interest
date	15/07/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Body Armour
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the (a) effectiveness, (b) health and safety and (c) comfort of the current standard of military body armour.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	37438
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2022 answer text <p>VIRTUS is the current military body armour used by personnel across Defence.</p><p> </p><p>Military body armour is designed to improve the wearer’s survivability by protecting them from a variety of blast and fragmentation threats; but it also must be balanced against the wider system requirements – specifically mobility and lethality. Combat effectiveness is measured by the overall interaction between protection, mobility, and firepower.</p><p> </p><p>The current military body armour (VIRTUS) has been developed with DSTL and assessed against industry standards. It was developed to address previously identified capability gaps. It was subjected to field and lab trials testing which concluded that the VIRTUS system increased agility and overall performance..</p><p> </p><p>Military body armour (VIRTUS) complies with current UK Health and Safety at Work legal requirements and meets all other legal and Ministry of Defence obligations.</p><p> </p><p>The current in service body armour (VIRTUS) was consistently rated more favourably in respect of comfort than the other systems in the majority of questions during initial trials, and subjective evaluations relating to usability and functionality were predominately positive. Defence is constantly seeking to refine the capability, and has recently developed a wider variety of body armour accessories for those with smaller statures.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 25/07/2022 12:38:13 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1342898

registered interest
date	01/07/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Official Cars
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many cars there are in his Department's fleet; and how many of those cars are (a) electric and (b) hybrid vehicles.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	25726
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2021 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence no longer purchases commercial, non-combat motor vehicles but leases them through a Fleet Management Service contract known as Phoenix II.</p><p> </p><p>The number of cars under the contract in each category is detailed in the table below (figures correct as at 07 June 21). These leases are competitively tendered to ensure that Defence receives value for money.</p><p> </p><p>The MOD is committed to meeting Government targets for zero emission cars and is developing its infrastructure to support a significant increase in electric vehicles which will roll out in coming years. To avoid paying early lease termination fees, the MOD uses milestone adjustments during contract term to transition from internal combustion engine vehicles to both electric and hybrid vehicles.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Vehicle Type</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Internal Combustion Engine</p></td><td><p>7,066</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Electric</p></td><td><p>225</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hybrid</p></td><td><p>411</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>TOTAL</p></td><td><p>7,702</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 08/07/2021 09:55:49 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1327752

registered interest
date	25/05/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Fleet Solid Support Ships: Deployment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what Fleet Solid Support ship capacity is sailing with the HMS Queen Elizabeth Carrier Strike Group.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	7095
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/05/2021 answer text <p>RFA Fort Victoria has been allocated to the Carrier Strike Group as the Fleet Solid Support ship.</p><p>She will provide vital support to CSG21 by acting as a stores ship and a fleet tanker. RFA Fort Victoria is fitted with four central replenishment rigs, so she can replenish two warships simultaneously with fuel and stores and has another refuelling rig at her rear. She also has a large flight-deck, hangar and maintenance facilities for helicopters.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 28/05/2021 06:48:46 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1307655

registered interest
date	12/04/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Enhanced Pallet Load System trucks the British Army has; and where those vehicles were manufactured.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	178792
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2021 answer text <p>The British Army's UK fleet consists of 559 Enhanced Pallet Load System (EPLS) vehicles, all originally manufactured in Austria with the majority acquired between 2008 and 2013.</p><p> </p><p>In November 2018 work began to upgrade 382 of the EPLS 15-tonne Support Vehicle platforms. The conversions took place in Manchester, with all upgraded vehicles now in service.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 19/04/2021 15:47:52 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1305647

registered interest
date	24/03/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Fleet Solid Support Ships: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to issue the invitation to tender for the Fleet Solid Support Ships; and what steps he will take to ensure the use of British steel in those ships.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	174726
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2021 answer text <p>The Contract Notice and Pre-Qualification Questionnaire is planned for issue in spring 2021 and consideration of the responses received will determine the exact date for issue of the Invitation To Negotiate.</p><p> </p><p>It is too early to say what the steel requirement for the Fleet Solid Support ships might be. Responsibility for sourcing steel for the ships will rest with the prime contractor, who will make their steel requirements known to the UK steel industry in line with Cabinet Office guidelines.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 16/04/2021 12:59:23 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar