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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

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

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

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

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