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	registered interest
	date	03/12/2015
	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, with reference to paragraph 1.17 of the UK National Strategy for Maritime Security, published in May 2014, how many policy decisions in relation to the Royal Fleet Auxiliary have been taken to date by the ministerial working group on maritime security.
	tabling member constituency	Gateshead
	tabling member printed	Ian Mearns
	uin	18692
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2015 answer text <p>The Ministerial Working Group has not made any policy decisions on the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA). The role of the RFA in providing logistic support to the Royal Navy (RN) is implicit within the support that the RN provides in delivering the National Strategy for Maritime Security.</p><br /> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 09/12/2015 16:19:36 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4000 label Biography information for Ian Mearns

1690426

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2024
	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 page 120 of his Department’s Annual Report and Accounts 2022 to 2023, HC 1468, how the constructive loss related to Fort Austin and Rosalie withdrawal from service arose.
	tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
	tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
	uin	14809
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2024 answer text <p>RFA Fort Austin and RFA Fort Rosalie were decommissioned in 2021 as a savings measure. A constructive loss is not a cash loss and does not cost the department. The constructive loss refers to this early retirement, which allowed resources to be invested into new capabilities rather than the increasing costs of maintaining an aging vessel.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 26/02/2024 13:16:08 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

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

922506

	registered interest
	date	12/06/2018
	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, whether the tender for Royal Fleet Auxiliary fleet solid support ships includes the provision of Phalanx close-range guns and other weaponry; and whether the inclusion of that weaponry allow those ships to be defined as warships.
	tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
	tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
	uin	152791
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2018 answer text <p>The procurement of the Fleet Solid Support (FSS) ships through international competition reflects the fact that they are Naval Auxiliary Support Ships whose primary role is the replenishment of naval vessels with bulk stores. They are non-combatant ships, manned by civilian Royal Fleet Auxiliary crews and are equipped with weapons solely for self-defence. We are clear that FSS ships are not warships.</p><p>We are therefore required by law to procure them through international competition, under our obligations set out in the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 and as outlined in the National Shipbuilding Strategy. It would not be appropriate to comment on the procurement practices of other nations.</p><p>The forthcoming tender for the design and build of the FSS ships will not include the provision of the ships' self-defensive weaponry. Sensitive elements of the ships will be included in a customisation package to be procured through a separate competition later in the programme and restricted to UK companies.</p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb grouped question UIN 152792 question first answered 19/06/2018 15:02:52 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb
	tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

1695123

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2024
	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, whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential impact of the (a) level of seafarers pay and (b) number of seafarers on the (i) capacity and (ii) functions of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
	tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
	tabling member printed	Patricia Gibson
	uin	17990
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2024 answer text <p>Navy Command is introducing a number of recruitment and retention initiatives. An independent benchmarking survey has been engaged to ensure levels of pay, leave and assignment length are competitive with industry to ensure the RFA remains at the leading edge of UK shipping operators and employers.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 17985 question first answered 14/03/2024 15:39:04 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4435 label Biography information for Patricia Gibson

1695118

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2024
	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, whether he has had discussions with the Royal Fleet Auxiliary on the potential impact of trends in the level of pay on (a) recruitment, (b) retention and (c) training.
	tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
	tabling member printed	Patricia Gibson
	uin	17985
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2024 answer text <p>Navy Command is introducing a number of recruitment and retention initiatives. An independent benchmarking survey has been engaged to ensure levels of pay, leave and assignment length are competitive with industry to ensure the RFA remains at the leading edge of UK shipping operators and employers.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 17990 question first answered 14/03/2024 15:39:04 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4435 label Biography information for Patricia Gibson

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

905567

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2018
	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 weapon systems are planned to arm each of the planned Royal Fleet Auxiliary solid support ships.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	144852
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2018 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 27 April 2018 to Question 137603 to the hon. Member for Glasgow South West (Mr Stephens).</p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb question first answered 24/05/2018 14:59:43 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract 27 April 2018 UIN 137603.docx title Royal Fleet Auxiliary
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

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

1682466

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2024
	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 status of each of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary Wave-class tankers is as of 16 January 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	9746
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2024 answer text <p>I refer the right hon. Member to the answer I gave to him on 15 June 2023 to Question 188827.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 24/01/2024 15:40:26 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge attachment 1 file name UIN 188827.docx title RFA Wave Knight and RFA Wave Ruler
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey