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	registered interest
	date	24/04/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Skynet: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made on the Skynet 6 programme.
	tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
	tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
	uin	23396
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>Information on performance of defence programmes in the Government Major Projects Portfolio (GMPP) is published each year alongside the Infrastructure and Projects Authority annual report. Programme performance information as at 31 March 2024 is expected to be released in July 2024.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 22882 22883 22884 23104 23105 23106 23107 23111 23113 23114 23115 23116 23117 23118 23119 23120 23121 23122 23123 23393 23394 23395 23397 23398 23399 23400 23401 23402 question first answered 30/04/2024 11:46:57 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1691817

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Skynet: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that procurement for the SKYNET enduring capability supports high-skilled jobs in military satellite design.
	tabling member constituency	Heywood and Middleton
	tabling member printed	Chris Clarkson
	uin	15794
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2024 answer text <p>The Skynet programme is currently running a competition to procure up to three Wideband Satellites that are to contain a specified set of technologies that must be UK designed and manufactured. This pass/fail condition will help to secure technological capital and develop the United Kingdom’s space workforce, promoting both the technologies and skills investment in the UK industrial base.</p><p>In addition, the social value requirements that feature in all Skynet procurements support our drive to bring new people into the UK space industry, by securing industrial sponsorships of educational schemes and through-life skills development. The MOD is working in close consultation with the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology on a plan for the space industry that will be published in the coming months. This will increase growth and resilience for this vital part of the economy, generating a demand for additional high-end satellite design skills.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 04/03/2024 15:44:06 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	4835 label Biography information for Chris Clarkson

1684360

	registered interest
	date	23/01/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Skynet: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's planned timescale is for launching the procurement for the wideband satellite system element of the Skynet 6 programme.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	11001
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2024 answer text <p>The competition for the Skynet wideband satellite procurement commenced on 31 May 2023. After detailed pre-qualification activity, an invitation to negotiate was issued to three groups on 14 November 2023 with the first bids expected back for assessment on 20 March 2024.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 26/01/2024 14:25:44 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1662912

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Skynet: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the projected whole life cost of the Skynet 6 programme (a) was originally and (b) is as of 13 October 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	200766
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>With regards to the original projected whole life cost of the SKYNET 6 programme, I refer the right hon. Member to the answer given to him by my predecessor (Alec Shelbrooke) on 22 September 2022to Question 49567.</p><p> </p><p>Portfolio data is published annually in support of the Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA) Annual Report which includes a budget baseline and the latest HM Treasury approved estimates in respect of whole life costs. The reports are published here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/major-projects-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/major-projects-data</a>. The financial data for Skynet in the IPA report is withheld under Section 43 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (Commercial Interests).</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 23/10/2023 16:29:11 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge attachment 1 file name 49567 - Skynet Procurement.docx title Skynet Procurement
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1656429

	registered interest
	date	01/09/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Skynet: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) original and (b) current in service date is of Skynet 6.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	195724
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>It will take time to collate and analyse the information requested in the right hon. Member's questions. To ensure I can provide as much detail as possible, I will write to him with the detail requested once it has been collated and a copy of my letters will be placed in the Library of the House.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 195679 195705 195706 195707 195708 195709 195710 195711 195712 195713 195714 195715 195716 195717 195718 195719 195720 195721 195722 195723 195725 195726 195727 195728 195729 195730 195732 195733 195734 195735 195736 195737 195738 195739 195740 195741 195742 195743 195744 195745 195746 195748 195749 195750 197675 198003 198005 198006 198007 198014 198015 question first answered 11/09/2023 11:50:12 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1653120

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Skynet: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the planned initial operating capability date for the next generation of Skynet communications satellites.
	tabling member constituency	Rayleigh and Wickford
	tabling member printed	Mr Mark Francois
	uin	194166
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2023 answer text <p>The contracted date for initial operating capability of SKYNET 6A is January 2026, which is defined as having seven of the ultra-high frequency channels available for operational use by Ministry of Defence and allied personnel.</p><p>Competitions to procure subsequent geostationary satellites are underway, with the most likely initial operating capability dates being 2028 for the first satellite, 2030 for the second, 2032 for the third and 2036 for the fourth.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 21/07/2023 09:09:40 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois