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1141298

	registered interest
	date	23/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when she plans to respond to the letter of 17 June from the hon. Member for Llanelli on Afghan interpreters.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	280974
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>I responded to the hon. Member on 30 July 2019.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 03/09/2019 15:09:28 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1171126

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Defence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to publish his Department's next Strategic Defence and Security Review.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	3708
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2020 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my noble Friend, Earl Howe, on 8 January 2020 in the House of Lords (Official Report, column 177).</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 20/01/2020 15:35:56 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace attachment 1 file name 20200108_Intergrated_Security_Defence_and_Foreign_Policy_Review.docx title Hansard Extract 8 January 2020
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

705555

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Body Armour
	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 effect that Virtus body armour has on the ability of service personnel to use (a) equipment and (b) vehicles effectively.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	65606
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2017 answer text <p>The Virtus system was fully and successfully evaluated during extensive human factors, equipment and vehicle compatibility trials.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 02/03/2017 16:05:23 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

705556

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Body Armour
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects the roll-out of Virtus body armour to be complete.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	65607
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2017 answer text <p>There have been 20,407 sets of Virtus body armour issued, with further sets to be issued, and the full operating capability for Virtus to occur in <del class="ministerial">2015</del><ins class="ministerial">2025</ins>.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 02/03/2017 16:04:47 question first ministerially corrected 06/03/2017 10:17:04 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin previous answer version 37994 answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

705558

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Body Armour
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many individual service personnel have received custom-fitted Virtus body armour.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	65603
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2017 answer text <p>As at 28 February 2017, 20,407 sets of Virtus body armour have been issued to land forces. Information on how many of these have been issued by units to individual personnel could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>As at 28 February 2017, the following units have received Virtus body armour:</p><p> </p><p>40 Commando Royal Marines</p><p>42 Commando Royal Marines</p><p>45 Commando Royal Marines</p><p>1 Assault Group Royal Marines</p><p>24 Commando Regiment Royal Engineers</p><p>29 Commando Regiment Royal Artillery</p><p>30 Commando Information Exploitation Group Royal Marines</p><p>Commando Logistic Regiment Royal Marines</p><p>Headquarters 3 Commando Brigade Royal Marines</p><p>Royal Marines Reserves Bristol</p><p>Royal Marines Reserves London</p><p>Royal Marines Reserves Mersey</p><p>Royal Marines Reserves Scotland</p><p>Commando Training Centre Royal Marines</p><p>Headquarters 16 Air Assault Brigade</p><p>Headquarters Force Troops Command</p><p>1st Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Brigade</p><p>7 Parachute Regiment Royal Horse Artillery</p><p>The Royal Dragoon Guards</p><p>The Queen’s Royal Hussars</p><p>The King’s Royal Hussars</p><p>The Light Dragoons</p><p>12 Regiment Royal Artillery</p><p>26 Regiment Royal Artillery</p><p>22 Engineer Regiment</p><p>23 Parachute Engineer Regiment</p><p>26 Engineer Regiment</p><p>32 Engineer Regiment</p><p>35 Engineer Regiment</p><p>101 Engineer Regiment (EOD)</p><p>1st Battalion Grenadier Guards</p><p>1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland</p><p>2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland</p><p>3rd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland</p><p>4th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland</p><p>1st Battalion the Princess of Wales’ Royal Regiment</p><p>1st Battalion The Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment</p><p>1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers</p><p>1st Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment</p><p>2nd Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment</p><p>1st Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment</p><p>2nd Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment</p><p>2nd Battalion The Mercian Regiment</p><p>1st Battalion The Royal Welsh</p><p>2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment</p><p>3rd Battalion The Parachute Regiment</p><p>2nd Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles</p><p>2nd Battalion The Rifles</p><p>3rd Battalion The Rifles</p><p>4th Battalion The Rifles</p><p>5th Battalion The Rifles</p><p>3 Regiment Army Air Corps</p><p>13 Air Assault Support Regiment Royal Logistic Corps</p><p>16 Medical Regiment</p><p>7 Air Assault Battalion Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers</p><p>Special Operations Regiment Royal Military Police</p><p>The Royal Wessex Yeomanry</p><p>4th Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment</p><p>216 (Parachute) Signal Squadron</p><p>Pathfinders Platoon</p><p>4th Battalion the Parachute Regiment</p><p>Infantry Battle School</p><p>Infantry Training Centre (Catterick)</p><p>Support Weapons School (Warminster)</p><p>Infantry Trials and Development Unit (ITDU)</p><p>RAF Regiment</p><p>2503 (County of Lincoln) Squadron, Royal Auxiliary Air Force</p><p>2620 (County of Norfolk) Squadron, Royal Auxiliary Air Force</p><p>2622 (Highland) Squadron, Royal Auxiliary Air Force</p><p>2623 (East Anglian) Squadron, Royal Auxiliary Air Force</p><p>RAF Instructor Training Flight</p><p>Defence HUMINT Unit</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin grouped question UIN 65602 question first answered 02/03/2017 16:04:06 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

705559

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Body Armour
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much the roll-out of the Virtus body armour has cost; and how much he expects the total cost of the roll-out to be.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	65604
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2017 answer text <p>The cost to date of the Virtus system is £71 million and the total cost is estimated to be circa £228 million (both figures are inclusive of VAT).</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 02/03/2017 16:02:32 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

705560

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Body Armour
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which regiments have received Virtus body armour.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	65602
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2017 answer text <p>As at 28 February 2017, 20,407 sets of Virtus body armour have been issued to land forces. Information on how many of these have been issued by units to individual personnel could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>As at 28 February 2017, the following units have received Virtus body armour:</p><p> </p><p>40 Commando Royal Marines</p><p>42 Commando Royal Marines</p><p>45 Commando Royal Marines</p><p>1 Assault Group Royal Marines</p><p>24 Commando Regiment Royal Engineers</p><p>29 Commando Regiment Royal Artillery</p><p>30 Commando Information Exploitation Group Royal Marines</p><p>Commando Logistic Regiment Royal Marines</p><p>Headquarters 3 Commando Brigade Royal Marines</p><p>Royal Marines Reserves Bristol</p><p>Royal Marines Reserves London</p><p>Royal Marines Reserves Mersey</p><p>Royal Marines Reserves Scotland</p><p>Commando Training Centre Royal Marines</p><p>Headquarters 16 Air Assault Brigade</p><p>Headquarters Force Troops Command</p><p>1st Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Brigade</p><p>7 Parachute Regiment Royal Horse Artillery</p><p>The Royal Dragoon Guards</p><p>The Queen’s Royal Hussars</p><p>The King’s Royal Hussars</p><p>The Light Dragoons</p><p>12 Regiment Royal Artillery</p><p>26 Regiment Royal Artillery</p><p>22 Engineer Regiment</p><p>23 Parachute Engineer Regiment</p><p>26 Engineer Regiment</p><p>32 Engineer Regiment</p><p>35 Engineer Regiment</p><p>101 Engineer Regiment (EOD)</p><p>1st Battalion Grenadier Guards</p><p>1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland</p><p>2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland</p><p>3rd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland</p><p>4th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland</p><p>1st Battalion the Princess of Wales’ Royal Regiment</p><p>1st Battalion The Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment</p><p>1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers</p><p>1st Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment</p><p>2nd Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment</p><p>1st Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment</p><p>2nd Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment</p><p>2nd Battalion The Mercian Regiment</p><p>1st Battalion The Royal Welsh</p><p>2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment</p><p>3rd Battalion The Parachute Regiment</p><p>2nd Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles</p><p>2nd Battalion The Rifles</p><p>3rd Battalion The Rifles</p><p>4th Battalion The Rifles</p><p>5th Battalion The Rifles</p><p>3 Regiment Army Air Corps</p><p>13 Air Assault Support Regiment Royal Logistic Corps</p><p>16 Medical Regiment</p><p>7 Air Assault Battalion Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers</p><p>Special Operations Regiment Royal Military Police</p><p>The Royal Wessex Yeomanry</p><p>4th Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment</p><p>216 (Parachute) Signal Squadron</p><p>Pathfinders Platoon</p><p>4th Battalion the Parachute Regiment</p><p>Infantry Battle School</p><p>Infantry Training Centre (Catterick)</p><p>Support Weapons School (Warminster)</p><p>Infantry Trials and Development Unit (ITDU)</p><p>RAF Regiment</p><p>2503 (County of Lincoln) Squadron, Royal Auxiliary Air Force</p><p>2620 (County of Norfolk) Squadron, Royal Auxiliary Air Force</p><p>2622 (Highland) Squadron, Royal Auxiliary Air Force</p><p>2623 (East Anglian) Squadron, Royal Auxiliary Air Force</p><p>RAF Instructor Training Flight</p><p>Defence HUMINT Unit</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin grouped question UIN 65603 question first answered 02/03/2017 16:04:06 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

706687

	registered interest
	date	01/03/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Defence Equipment: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of changes in the exchange rate on the Equipment Plan 2016 to 2026.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	66092
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2017 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 22 November 2016 to Question 53647 to the hon. Member for Blaneau Gwent (Mr Smith).</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 06/03/2017 16:07:39 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract 22 November 2016.doc 53647.docx title Joint Strike Fighter Aircraft
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

706689

	registered interest
	date	01/03/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total value was of contracts awarded by his Department to single-source suppliers in each of the last seven years for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	66097
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2017 answer text <p>Information about the contracts that the Ministry of Defence has awarded on a non-competitive basis is published annually on the gov.uk website in the Trade, Industry and Contracts bulletin. The latest information is available at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/mod-trade-industry-and-contracts-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/mod-trade-industry-and-contracts-2016</a>.</p><p> </p><p>While the published data provides overall percentages, the specific value of non-competitive contracts awarded in each year since 2009-10 is provided below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Value (£ million)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>3,535</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>5,526</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>3,437</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>3,417</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>3,688</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>2,583</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>6,818</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 06/03/2017 16:01:11 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

706690

	registered interest
	date	01/03/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many penalty notices his Department has issued to suppliers for failing to disclose information on costs and pricing in each of the last seven years for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	66098
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2017 answer text <p>Prior to the introduction of the Defence Reform Act and the Single Source Contract Regulations in December 2014, there was no statutory reporting regime and the Department could not issue compliance or penalty notices. Since the introduction of the Single Source Contract Regulations, the Department has not had occasion to issue any such notices on qualifying Defence contracts or qualifying Defence sub-contracts.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 06/03/2017 16:02:49 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith