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1144674

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2019
	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, with reference to his Department's press release following the Defence Secretary keynote speech at the Sea Power Conference 2019, dated 15 May 2019, from which (a) person or (b) organisation his Department commissioned the research into lessons from the MARS tanker procurement exercise; what the cost to the public purse was of that research; and if he place a copy of that research in the Library.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	286672
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The research into lessons from the MARS tanker procurement was commissioned by my right hon. Friend Penny Mordaunt MP, the then Secretary of State for Defence. This research was conducted jointly by officials within Navy Command and the Defence Equipment and Support organisation at no additional cost to the Department. Due to commercial sensitivities, consideration is under way to identify if any elements of this could be made public. Any public release would also be copied to the Library of the House.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 09/09/2019 14:57:55 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1182480

	registered interest
	date	03/03/2020
	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 when the three new Fleet Solid Support Ships for the Royal Fleet Auxiliary will be ordered; and what are the estimated in-service dates for each of those new ships.
	tabling member printed	Lord MacKenzie of Culkein
	uin	HL2182
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2020 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence is currently assessing the options for the fleet Solid Support ship programme, and as part of this process will review the requirement and any procurement strategy. It is not possible to provide any further details until this work has been completed.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 10/03/2020 12:53:23 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
	tabling member	2507 label Biography information for Lord MacKenzie of Culkein

1183213

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2020
	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 they will procure another helicopter training vessel before the retirement of RFA Argus in 2024.
	tabling member printed	Lord Touhig
	uin	HL2305
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2020 answer text <p>RFA ARGUS is the Ministry of Defence's Primary Casualty Receiving Ship. The consideration of options to deliver the capabilities provided by ARGUS after she leaves service remains ongoing.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie grouped question UIN HL2304 question first answered 10/03/2020 12:27:48 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
	tabling member	542 label Biography information for Lord Touhig

1231555

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2020
	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 many days each Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessel spent at sea in the each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	84976
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2020 answer text <p>It has not been possible to collate the information in the time given. I will write to the hon. Member when it is available.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 11/09/2020 06:43:08 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1433993

	registered interest
	date	22/02/2022
	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, when the conversion bay class support ship committed to in the Defence Command Paper of 2021 will be delivered.
	tabling member constituency	Islwyn
	tabling member printed	Chris Evans
	uin	127375
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2022 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by the Minister for the Armed Forces to the Rt hon. Member for North Durham (Kevan Jones) on 9 December 2021 in response to Question number 87610.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 25/02/2022 10:17:46 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin attachment 1 file name UIN 87610.docx title Navy; Littoral Warfare
	tabling member	4040 label Biography information for Chris Evans

1463144

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2022
	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 total annual crewing levels were on the Royal Fleet Auxiliary in each year since 2010-11 to date.
	tabling member constituency	South Shields
	tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
	uin	2493
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2022 answer text <p>The Royal Fleet Auxiliary crewing levels requested are as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Crewing Levels</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 Apr 2010 – 31 Mar 2011</p></td><td><p>2,297</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 Apr 2011 - 31 Mar 2012</p></td><td><p>1,954</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 Apr 2012 - 31 Mar 2013</p></td><td><p>1,879</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 Apr 2013 - 31 Mar 2014</p></td><td><p>1,859</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 Apr 2014 - 31 Mar 2015</p></td><td><p>1,941</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 Apr 2015 - 31 Mar 2016</p></td><td><p>1,969</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 Apr 2016 - 31 Mar 2017</p></td><td><p>1,955</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 Apr 2017 - 31 Mar 2018</p></td><td><p>1,924</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 Apr 2018 - 31 Mar 2019</p></td><td><p>1,887</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 Apr 2019 - 31 Mar 2020</p></td><td><p>1,861</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 Apr 2020 - 31 Mar 2021</p></td><td><p>1,876</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 Apr 2021 - 31 Mar 2022</p></td><td><p>1,831</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Data up to 31 March 2014 was recorded through a legacy Human Resources (HR) system and as such can no longer be validated.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 23/05/2022 13:07:24 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
	tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1463145

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2022
	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, if he will publish the total annual funding allocated to the Royal Fleet Auxiliary in each year since 2010-11 to date.
	tabling member constituency	South Shields
	tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
	uin	2494
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2022 answer text <p>From the information held centrally[RHC(A1] within the Royal Navy, the annual funding allocated to the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) for six years from financial year 2016-17 to date, rounded to the nearest million, are provided below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Budget (£ million)</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>156</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>225</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>207</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2019-20</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>251</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2020-21</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>230</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2021-22</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>230</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 23/05/2022 15:51:52 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
	tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1463147

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2022
	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 steps he is taking to ensure that the Royal Fleet Auxiliary’s vessels will remain civilian crewed.
	tabling member constituency	South Shields
	tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
	uin	2496
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2022 answer text <p>The Royal Navy’s Annual Budget Cycle (ABC), which looks ahead over the next ten years, has ensured that Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) vessels will remain operated by civilian crew.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is currently conducting a procurement process for three Fleet Solid Support (FSS) ships, for which the RFA are the planned crewing solution.</p><p> </p><p>We remain confident that the Royal Navy has sufficient civilian seafarers within the RFA, to operate its current fleet of vessels necessary to fulfil operational requirements.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 23/05/2022 10:51:38 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1463195

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2022
	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 steps he is taking to ensure that the Royal Fleet Auxiliary’s vessels will remain civilian crewed.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
	tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
	uin	2632
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2022 answer text <p>The Royal Navy's Annual Budget Cycle (ABC), which looks ahead over the next ten years, has ensured that Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) vessels will remain operated by civilian crew.</p><p> </p><p>We remain confident that the Royal Navy has, and will continue to have, sufficient civilian seafarers within the RFA, to operate its current fleet of vessels necessary to fulfil operational requirements.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 23/05/2022 16:06:21 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
	tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1504863

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2022
	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 assessment he has made of the potential impact of the National Strategy for Maritime Security, published on 15 August 2022, on (a) operational capacity and (b) crewing levels in the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
	tabling member constituency	South Shields
	tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
	uin	47554
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2022 answer text <p>There has been no direct assessment of the impact of the National Strategy for Maritime Security against the operational capacity or crewing levels for the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA). The RFA continues to deliver against its commitments for defence, and adjusts its workforce structure accordingly to meet the current and future operating plan.</p> answering member constituency Elmet and Rothwell answering member printed Alec Shelbrooke question first answered 08/09/2022 16:58:31 answering member 3997 label Biography information for Sir Alec Shelbrooke
	tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck