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432218

	registered interest
	date	25/11/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Expenditure
	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 from the public purse on professional fees in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
	tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
	uin	17740
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2015 answer text <br /><br /><p>Defence expenditure on fees for professional services in each of the last five financial years (FY) is provided below:</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Professional Fees</strong> <strong>£ millions</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010-11</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br>718</p></td><td><p><br>497</p></td><td><p><br>354</p></td><td><p><br>308</p></td><td><p><br>316</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>The increase in expenditure from FY 2013-14 is mainly attributable to the Defence Equipment and Support (DE&amp;S) organisation spending on Private Sector Support (PSS). PSS provides DE&amp;S with critical technical support, while also using that support to design and develop the tools and processes required to upskill staff and transform the organisation.</p><br /><p>Expenditure on PSS (£227 million in FY 2014-15 included in the table above) was previously assigned to the Equipment Programme, but moved to the Professional Services category following the creation of the Bespoke Trading Entity.</p><br /><br /> <br /> <br /><br /> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 04/12/2015 14:25:19 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
	tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

427078

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Public Expenditure
	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 (a) in real terms and (b) as a share of departmental spending on (i) temporary agency staff, (ii) consultants, (iii) non-payroll staff, (iv) administration and (v) marketing and advertising for each year since 2010-11.
	tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
	tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
	uin	15568
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2015 answer text <br /><br /><p>This information is not held in the format requested and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. I can, however, provide an analysis of non-permanent staff and the Ministry of Defence's Administration Costs.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Budget Element</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Outturn (£ million)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Outturn</strong> <strong>(Percentage of Total Departmental Expenditure Limit)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>Contingent Labour</p></td><td><p>46.9</p></td><td><p>0.12%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>Advisory Consultancy</p></td><td><p>23.5</p></td><td><p>0.06%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>Other Non-Permanent Staff (1)</p></td><td><p>316.8</p></td><td><p>0.80%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>Administration Costs (2)</p></td><td><p>2,026.0</p></td><td><p>5.13% (3)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>Contingent Labour</p></td><td><p>49.2</p></td><td><p>0.13%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>Advisory Consultancy</p></td><td><p>18.3</p></td><td><p>0.05%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>Other Non-Permanent Staff (1)</p></td><td><p>315.1</p></td><td><p>0.85%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>Administration Costs (2)</p></td><td><p>2,691.9</p></td><td><p>7.24% (3)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>Contingent Labour</p></td><td><p>50.3</p></td><td><p>0.15%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>Advisory Consultancy</p></td><td><p>44.5</p></td><td><p>0.13%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>Other Non-Permanent Staff (1)</p></td><td><p>270.7</p></td><td><p>0.79%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>Administration Costs (2)</p></td><td><p>2,178.9</p></td><td><p>6.36% (3)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>Contingent Labour</p></td><td><p>99.3</p></td><td><p>0.29%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>Advisory Consultancy</p></td><td><p>90.4</p></td><td><p>0.26%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>Other Non-Permanent Staff (1)</p></td><td><p>219.5</p></td><td><p>0.64%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>Administration Costs (2)</p></td><td><p>2,129.2</p></td><td><p>6.16%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>Contingent Labour</p></td><td><p>118.7</p></td><td><p>0.35%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>Advisory Consultancy</p></td><td><p>91.2</p></td><td><p>0.27%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>Other Non-Permanent Staff (1)</p></td><td><p>332.5</p></td><td><p>0.97%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>Administration Costs (2)</p></td><td><p>1,473.7</p></td><td><p>4.29% (3)</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Notes:</em></p><p><em>(1) Comprising: fee earners, manpower support, technical support and casual staff.</em></p><p><em>(2) HM Treasury define Administration Budgets as covering costs other than the costs of direct frontline service provision; for example, activities such as the provision of policy advice and business support services. Administration costs therefore usually include expenditure on employee costs, accommodation, office services, contracted-out services and relevant depreciation. From financial 2011-12 the Department and HM Treasury agreed that Administration Budgets would in future only include the costs of civilian staff (excluding health-care professionals and staff working in operational areas) and the cost of Advisory Consultancy; the Armed Forces were excluded from this revised Administration Cost Regime as were the MOD's Arms Length Bodies. The scope of Administration Costs was updated in 2014-15 to include military administration costs and exclude civilian costs where they relate directly to programme or frontline service delivery.</em></p><p><em>(3) Elements of expenditure on Contingent Labour, Advisory Consultancy and other non-permanent staff are also included in the MOD's Administration Costs and there is therefore some duplication with other statistics provided in the table.</em></p><br /><p><br></p><br /> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 16/11/2015 16:46:56 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
	tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

432703

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Patrol Craft
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 31 of the Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015, whether he plans for the off-shore patrol vessels being procured by his Department to be manufactured using the same supply chain as the off-shore patrol vessels under construction.
	tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
	tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
	uin	17859
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2015 answer text <br /><p>As with the three Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs) currently under construction, the two additional OPVs referred to in the White Paper National Security Strategy and Strategic Defence And Security Review 2015 (Cmd 9161) will be built at BAE Systems' (BAES) shipyards on the Clyde. Decisions about the appointment of sub-contractors to the supply chain will be a matter for BAES.</p><br /><br /> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 03/12/2015 16:43:47 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
	tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

427072

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	RAF Akrotiri: Refugees
	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 29 October 2015 to Question 13126, how many of the refugees who have arrived at RAF Akrotiri have (a) claimed asylum, (b) had such asylum claims accepted and (c) had such asylum claims rejected to date; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
	tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
	uin	15382
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2015 answer text <br /><p>Following the arrival of 115 migrants at RAF Akrotiri on 21 October 2015, as at 12 November 2015, 60 migrants have claimed asylum. Six asylum seekers have been transferred so far into the Republic of Cyprus. The other asylum seekers are completing pre-requisite security and medical screening and we expect that they will transfer to the Republic of Cyprus asylum system shortly.</p><br /> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 16/11/2015 16:43:50 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

438036

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	USA: Military Aircraft
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with his US counterpart on his Department leasing Lockheed Orion P-3 aircraft from the US administration.
	tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
	tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
	uin	19774
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2015 answer text <br /><p>I met Secretary Carter at the Pentagon on 11 December 2015 where we discussed our approach to delivering Maritime Patrol capability against the demanding timelines set out in the Strategic Defence and Security Review.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 21/12/2015 14:27:32 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
	tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

423275

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Type 26 Frigates
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the first Type 26 frigate will be ready for service.
	tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
	tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
	uin	13123
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2015 answer text <br /><p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 10 September 2015 to Question number 8460 to the hon. Member for Glasgow South West (Chris Stephens).</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne grouped question UIN 12944 question first answered 29/10/2015 16:34:37 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract Thursday 10 September 2015.docx title Type 26 Frigates
	tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

423279

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Type 26 Frigates
	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 maximise the role that UK suppliers can play in the development of the Type 26 programme.
	tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
	tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
	uin	13124
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2015 answer text <br /><p>In February 2015 the Government signed a £859 million Demonstration Phase contract for the Type 26 (T26) Global Combat Ship. Around 1,700 jobs in the UK will be sustained as a result with 600 of those jobs safeguarded in Scotland where T26 will be built.</p><br /><p>The majority of sub-contractors to the T26 Global Combat Ship programme are selected by BAES through competition.</p><br /><p>The use of competition remains the cornerstone of defence procurement and this approach has been successful in driving efficiency into the UK defence industry. UK suppliers have had an equal opportunity to bid for work on the T26 programme with selections based on cost and the ability of suppliers to meet the schedule and performance requirements.</p><br /><p>To date BAES has placed eight design development agreements (DDAs) and six design and manufacture contracts with UK based companies. These are shown in the table below:</p><br /><p>Design Development Agreements – UK based companies only</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Company</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Equipment supplying</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Location</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cathelco</p></td><td><p>Hull preservation</p></td><td><p>Chesterfield</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>L3</p></td><td><p>Platform management system</p></td><td><p>Bristol</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Marine Systems Technology Ltd</p></td><td><p>Doors, scuttles and hatches, X-Y crane</p></td><td><p>Middlewich</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rolls Royce</p></td><td><p>Steering Gear System</p></td><td><p>Derby</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rolls Royce</p></td><td><p>Stabilisers</p></td><td><p>Dunfermline</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Salt Separations Ltd</p></td><td><p>Reverse osmosis plant</p></td><td><p>Rochdale</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>TOD</p></td><td><p>Sonar dome</p></td><td><p>Weymouth</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tyco Fire &amp; Integrated Solutions</p></td><td><p>Fixed fire fighting system</p></td><td><p>Reading</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Design &amp; Manufacture Contracts – UK based companies only</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Company</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Equipment supplying</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Location</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Babcock</p></td><td><p>Air weapons handling system</p></td><td><p>Leicester</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BAE Systems</p></td><td><p>Meteorological and oceanic (METOC) sensors UK</p></td><td><p>Dorchester</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>David Brown Gear Systems</p></td><td><p>Propulsion gearbox</p></td><td><p>Huddersfield</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GE Energy</p></td><td><p>Electronic integration test facility, Propulsion motor and drive system</p></td><td><p>Warwickshire</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rohde and Schwarz UK Ltd</p></td><td><p>Communications</p></td><td><p>Fleet</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rolls Royce</p></td><td><p>Gas Turbines</p></td><td><p>Derby</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>We anticipate that more UK based sub-contracts will be appointed as the programme progresses.</p><br /> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 30/10/2015 13:52:56 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
	tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

438055

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many serving members of the regular Army have been transferred to the staff and personnel support branch in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
	tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
	uin	19815
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2015 answer text <br /><p>Since 2010 the numbers of trained regular officers and soldiers transferring to the Adjutant General's Corps Staff and Personnel Support Branch, AGC(SPS), each calendar year are as follows:</p><p>2010 - 130</p><p>2011 - 160</p><p>2012 - 50</p><p>2013 - 40</p><p>2014 - 60</p><p>2015 to 31 October - 150</p><p>Where there is a shortage of key personnel, the Army offers a transfer bonus which is payable to soldiers upon successful completion of the transfer into the specified trade.</p><p>From 2010 to 2013, transfer bonus payments of £1,500 each were made to 73 soldiers who transferred into the AGC(SPS) as Military Clerks or Combat Human Resource Specialists. No payments were made from 2014 onwards. The amount spent each calendar year since 2010 is as follows:</p><p>2010 - £52,500</p><p>2011 - £51,000</p><p>2012 - £3,000</p><p>2013 - £3,000</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 19816 question first answered 18/12/2015 12:11:35 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

438056

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army: Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on bonuses for regular Army personnel who have been transferred to the staff and personnel support branch in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
	tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
	uin	19816
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2015 answer text <br /><p>Since 2010 the numbers of trained regular officers and soldiers transferring to the Adjutant General's Corps Staff and Personnel Support Branch, AGC(SPS), each calendar year are as follows:</p><p>2010 - 130</p><p>2011 - 160</p><p>2012 - 50</p><p>2013 - 40</p><p>2014 - 60</p><p>2015 to 31 October - 150</p><p>Where there is a shortage of key personnel, the Army offers a transfer bonus which is payable to soldiers upon successful completion of the transfer into the specified trade.</p><p>From 2010 to 2013, transfer bonus payments of £1,500 each were made to 73 soldiers who transferred into the AGC(SPS) as Military Clerks or Combat Human Resource Specialists. No payments were made from 2014 onwards. The amount spent each calendar year since 2010 is as follows:</p><p>2010 - £52,500</p><p>2011 - £51,000</p><p>2012 - £3,000</p><p>2013 - £3,000</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 19815 question first answered 18/12/2015 12:11:35 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

432710

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Military Aircraft
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on running costs for the Command Support Air Transport fleet in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
	tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
	uin	17870
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2015 answer text <br /><p>The Air Command running costs, in £millions and by financial year, for the Command Support Air Transport fleet based at RAF Northolt are as follows:</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>2010-11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>14.8</p></td><td><p>15.9</p></td><td><p>18.8</p></td><td><p>19.1</p></td><td><p>18.0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Costs for the current financial year 2015-16, have not yet been finalised.</p><br /> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 03/12/2015 16:18:36 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
	tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle