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	registered interest
	date	08/05/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Royal Fleet Auxiliary
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government under what legal obligation, if any, they are required to procure the building of the new Royal Navy supply ships through open international competition.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hoyle
	uin	HL15589
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2019 answer text <p>I refer the noble Lord to the answer given by my hon. Friend, the then Minister for Defence Procurement (Guto Bebb), in the House of Commons on 19 June 2018 to the hon. Member for Dunfermline and West Fife (Douglas Chapman) in response to Question 152792.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 15/05/2019 14:36:55 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract 19 June, 2018, UIN 152792.docx title Royal Fleet Auxiliary
	tabling member	1000 label Biography information for Lord Hoyle

1143358

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Royal Fleet Auxiliary
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the planned Establishment of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary; and what is its current strength at all Ranks against its Establishment numbers.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
	tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
	uin	284840
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>The table below shows the Royal Fleet Auxiliary's workforce requirement, by rank and rate, as at 1 April 2019.</p><p>I am withholding the strength figures as their disclosure would, or would be likely to, prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>RANK</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>REQUIREMENT</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commodore</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Captain</p></td><td><p>53</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chief Officer</p></td><td><p>87</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>First Officer</p></td><td><p>125</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Second Officer</p></td><td><p>215</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Third Officer</p></td><td><p>145</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chief Petty Officer</p></td><td><p>124</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Petty Officer</p></td><td><p>207</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leading Hand</p></td><td><p>274</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Able Bodied Seaman*</p></td><td><p>735</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>1,967</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>*or equivalent</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Note: These figures are from the Royal Fleet Auxiliary's internal system and could differ from published figures.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 05/09/2019 10:53:14 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

143382

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Royal Fleet Auxiliary
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what bids his Department has received from UK companies for the supply of four large fast fleet tankers for the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
	tabling member constituency	Gedling
	tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
	uin	213892
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>The contract to build four Military Afloat Reach and Sustainability (MARS) Tankers was awarded to Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering in March 2012. Although UK companies participated in the competition to supply the vessels, none submitted a final bid. Following the construction in South Korea, the ships will undergo customisation and trials in the UK, prior to entering service with the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. A competition for this package of work is under way, and is limited to UK companies. An announcement of the results of this competition, and on the contract for the provision of support for the ships, is expected in 2015.</p><p>The approved cost for the MARS Tanker project, including the cost of the vessels, and the customisation and trials is £596 million. There are currently no other plans for the procurement of Royal Fleet Auxiliary Tankers.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne grouped question UIN 213891 213893 question first answered 17/11/2014 17:10:52 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
	tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

143384

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Royal Fleet Auxiliary
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost is of the four large fast fleet tankers for the Royal Fleet Auxiliary being constructed in South Korea.
	tabling member constituency	Gedling
	tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
	uin	213891
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>The contract to build four Military Afloat Reach and Sustainability (MARS) Tankers was awarded to Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering in March 2012. Although UK companies participated in the competition to supply the vessels, none submitted a final bid. Following the construction in South Korea, the ships will undergo customisation and trials in the UK, prior to entering service with the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. A competition for this package of work is under way, and is limited to UK companies. An announcement of the results of this competition, and on the contract for the provision of support for the ships, is expected in 2015.</p><p>The approved cost for the MARS Tanker project, including the cost of the vessels, and the customisation and trials is £596 million. There are currently no other plans for the procurement of Royal Fleet Auxiliary Tankers.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne grouped question UIN 213892 213893 question first answered 17/11/2014 17:10:52 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
	tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

143385

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Royal Fleet Auxiliary
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his future procurement plans for the Royal Fleet Auxiliary tankers are; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Gedling
	tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
	uin	213893
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>The contract to build four Military Afloat Reach and Sustainability (MARS) Tankers was awarded to Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering in March 2012. Although UK companies participated in the competition to supply the vessels, none submitted a final bid. Following the construction in South Korea, the ships will undergo customisation and trials in the UK, prior to entering service with the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. A competition for this package of work is under way, and is limited to UK companies. An announcement of the results of this competition, and on the contract for the provision of support for the ships, is expected in 2015.</p><p>The approved cost for the MARS Tanker project, including the cost of the vessels, and the customisation and trials is £596 million. There are currently no other plans for the procurement of Royal Fleet Auxiliary Tankers.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne grouped question UIN 213891 213892 question first answered 17/11/2014 17:10:52 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
	tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

157064

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Royal Fleet Auxiliary
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Astor of Hever on 2 July (HL602), how many of the 18 joining offers to individuals wishing to become engineer officers in the Royal Fleet Auxiliary were taken up; and how many of those were for cadet posts and how many held at least a Maritime and Coastguard Agency Certificate of Competency.
	tabling member printed	Lord MacKenzie of Culkein
	uin	HL3009
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <p>The 18 offers made to individuals wishing to become engineer officers in the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) covered the period January to June 2014 but recruitment to the RFA is an ongoing process. I can now confirm that, for this year to date, a total of 27 Marine Engineering Officers have accepted offers to join the RFA. Of these, four are Cadetships and 23 hold the Certificate of Competency.</p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 01/12/2014 16:14:53 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
	tabling member	2507 label Biography information for Lord MacKenzie of Culkein

157065

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Royal Fleet Auxiliary
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many (1) engineer officers, and (2) systems engineer officers, at the rank of (a) Third Officer, (b) Second Officer, (c) First Officer, and (d) Chief Officer, have resigned from the service of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary in 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014 to date.
	tabling member printed	Lord MacKenzie of Culkein
	uin	HL3010
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <p>Under Civil Service policy, civil servants, including those in the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA), are required to resign at the point of retirement. The information below, given by financial years, therefore includes personnel who have retired as well as those who have left the RFA early:</p><p> </p><p>Marine Engineer</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>2014</p><p>(April – November)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3<sup>rd</sup> Officer</p></td><td><p>&lt;10</p></td><td><p>&lt;10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>&lt;10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2<sup>nd</sup> Officer</p></td><td><p>&lt;5</p></td><td><p>&lt;5</p></td><td><p>&lt;5</p></td><td><p>&lt;5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1<sup>st</sup> Officer</p></td><td><p>&lt;5</p></td><td><p>&lt;5</p></td><td><p>&lt;5</p></td><td><p>&lt;5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chief Officer</p></td><td><p>&lt;5</p></td><td><p>&lt;5</p></td><td><p>&lt;10</p></td><td><p>&lt;5</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Systems Engineer</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>2014</p><p>(April – November)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3<sup>rd</sup> Officer</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>&lt;5</p></td><td><p>&lt;5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2<sup>nd</sup> Officer</p></td><td><p>&lt;5</p></td><td><p>&lt;10</p></td><td><p>&lt;10</p></td><td><p>&lt;5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1<sup>st</sup> Officer</p></td><td><p>&lt;5</p></td><td><p>&lt;5</p></td><td><p>&lt;10</p></td><td><p>&lt;5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chief Officer</p></td><td><p>&lt;5</p></td><td><p>&lt;5</p></td><td><p>&lt;5</p></td><td><p>&lt;5</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Figures between one and four are denoted as &lt;5, figures between five and nine are denoted as &lt;10.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 01/12/2014 16:15:39 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
	tabling member	2507 label Biography information for Lord MacKenzie of Culkein

157066

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Royal Fleet Auxiliary
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what analysis has been made of the reasons for the reported shortfall in engineering officers in the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
	tabling member printed	Lord MacKenzie of Culkein
	uin	HL3011
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <p>The Royal Fleet Auxiliary has identified key factors from its analysis of the reasons for the current shortages in specific grades and specialisations. These include the effect of employee demographics, and perceived improved conditions of employment within a buoyant commercial sector, with a focus on the balance of work and family life.</p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 01/12/2014 16:14:19 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
	tabling member	2507 label Biography information for Lord MacKenzie of Culkein

225451

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Royal Fleet Auxiliary
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much the Royal Fleet Auxiliary spent per day per head on food for (a) officers and (b) serving ratings in the last period for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	226505
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2015 answer text <p>Ministry of Defence personnel in the UK and permanent bases overseas are primarily catered for through a number of catering, retail, leisure and other multi-activity contracts.</p><p>Armed Forces personnel serving on operations, UK and overseas exercises and HM Ships and Submarines, are catered for under a single food supply contract with Purple Foodservice Solutions Ltd.</p><p>The cost of food purchased under these contractual arrangements is not held in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne grouped question UIN 226504 226506 question first answered 10/03/2015 16:26:57 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

391366

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Royal Fleet Auxiliary
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether any vessels of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (1) are laid up, (2) are placed in extended readiness, or (3) are otherwise unable to proceed to sea as a consequence of shortage of officers or ratings.
	tabling member printed	Lord MacKenzie of Culkein
	uin	HL1691
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2015 answer text <p>The normal operating cycle of every ship includes periods of low readiness, and a number of ships will enter periods of 'low' or 'very low' readiness depending on their programmes and departmental planning requirements. It remains Ministry of Defence policy not to publish details of the readiness states of individual Royal Navy or Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) vessels for reasons of national security. I can confirm that the RFA continues to meet its operational commitments.</p><p> </p><p>With regard to RFA ships awaiting disposal, RFA ORANGELEAF will be withdrawn from service later this year, in accordance with the Navy Plan.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL1738 question first answered 27/07/2015 13:51:42 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	2507 label Biography information for Lord MacKenzie of Culkein