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1566750

	registered interest
	date	13/01/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Challenger Tanks
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 12 January to Question 118815 on Challenger Tanks, how many main battle tanks he plans to upgrade to Challenger 3 each year until the completion of the upgrade programme.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	122417
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2023 answer text <p>The Challenger 3 prototypes will be delivered through 2023 and <del class="ministerial">2024</del><ins class="ministerial">early 2025</ins> for use in demonstration trials. Once the design has been proven it is currently planned that the Challenger 3 tanks will be delivered to the Army from 2027, with Full Operating Capability delivered by 2030. The number of tanks to be delivered is under review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 18/01/2023 17:50:04 question first ministerially corrected 20/01/2023 10:11:44 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk previous answer version 48221 answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1566758

	registered interest
	date	13/01/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Defence: Research
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much has been spent on defence Research and Development since 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	122425
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2023 answer text <p>The Department tracks Research and Development by financial year (FY) rather than calendar year and are published in its Annual Reports and Accounts.</p><p>The latest information relates to FY2021-22, in which the Department recorded a research and development spend of £1.836 billion.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 20/01/2023 10:00:14 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1566757

	registered interest
	date	13/01/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 12 January to Question 118858 on Armed Forces: Housing, how Pinnacle Group categorise call data cases of burst (a) pipes and (b) tanks.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	122424
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2023 answer text <p>Pinnacle use a diagnostic system to identify what trade each job requires, for example, a plumber or electrician, and the priority category of the job (emergency, urgent or routine).</p><p> </p><p>Call data held by Pinnacle is not categorised specifically by either burst pipes or burst tanks. Such calls would usually be categorised as plumbing tasks based on the trade required to attend. The priority category would be determined by the impact of the problem, including the scale and nature of likely damage, whether or not the problem can be isolated by the family, and the degree of hardship or inconvenience the family would suffer until the fault could be repaired.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 20/01/2023 09:59:02 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1566753

	registered interest
	date	13/01/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Type 26 Frigates: Iron and Steel
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether steel has been ordered for Batch 2 of the Type 26 frigates.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	122420
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2023 answer text <p>Steel for the first of the Type 26 Batch 2 ships was ordered together with the steel for the Batch 1 ships. Orders for steel have not yet been placed for any of the subsequent Batch 2 ships. In common with other large defence programmes, further orders will be placed in due course.</p><p>Responsibility for sourcing steel for the Type 26 Batch 2 frigates rests with BAE Systems the prime contractor, who make their steel requirements known to the UK steel industry and procure the steel in accordance with Cabinet Office guidelines.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 20/01/2023 09:57:37 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1566751

	registered interest
	date	13/01/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Challenger Tanks
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 12 January to Question 118815 on Challenger Tanks, when the Army will have 148 main battle tanks upgraded to Challenger 3.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	122418
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2023 answer text <p>The Challenger 3 prototypes will be delivered through 2023 and 2024 for use in demonstration trials. Once the design has been proven it is currently planned that the Challenger 3 tanks will be delivered to the Army from 2027, with Full Operating Capability delivered by 2030. The number of tanks to be delivered is under review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk grouped question UIN 122417 question first answered 18/01/2023 17:50:05 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1566752

	registered interest
	date	13/01/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	F-35 Aircraft
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many F-35s he plans the RAF will have in 2025.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	122419
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2023 answer text <p>On current planning by the end of 2025 the UK's Lightning Force will comprise 47 F-35B Lightning aircraft.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 18/01/2023 16:27:57 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1566749

	registered interest
	date	13/01/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ajax Lessons Learned Review
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 14 September to Question 48267 on Ajax Lessons Learned Review, if he will make an oral statement to the House following the publication of the Ajax Lessons Learned Review by Clive Sheldon KC.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	122416
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2023 answer text <p>Yes.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 18/01/2023 14:32:12 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1566780

	registered interest
	date	13/01/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Holiday Leave
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many of his Department's civil servants sold annual leave in the last financial year.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	122497
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2023 answer text <p>In December 2022, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) announced a new Annual Leave Payment Scheme. Under the terms of the Scheme, it has been exceptionally agreed that MOD civil servants with unused annual leave balances, after taking adequate rest and recuperation (statutory annual leave; 20 days annual leave plus Public Holidays (pro-rata for non-standard workers)), can submit a single request for the MOD to buy back up to a maximum of five contractual days annual leave (pro-rata for non-standard workers). This buy back facility is a one-off scheme which is available from 14 December 2022 until 28 February 2023.</p><p>The Annual Leave Payment Scheme did not exist in Financial Year 2021-22. Applications for the Scheme in Financial Year 2022-23 are being processed by Defence Business Services and no payments have yet been made.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 19/01/2023 11:18:14 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1566735

	registered interest
	date	13/01/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Prime Minister: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 9 January 2023 to Question 113309 on Prime Minister: Staff, how many people have held the post of Military Assistant to the Prime Minister since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	122466
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2023 answer text <p>Six individuals have held the post of Military Assistant to the Prime Minister since 2010.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 18/01/2023 14:27:17 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1566767

	registered interest
	date	13/01/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	British Indian Ocean Territory: Military Bases
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what British military capabilities have been stationed in the Indian Ocean Territory in every year since 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	122434
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2023 answer text <p>The military on Diego Garcia provides the UK and the US with a secure naval base and aerodrome at the centre of the Indian Ocean. The base enables greater reach for ships and aircraft which use it to re-fuel and re-supply and allows military forces to be pre-positioned so they can respond to military or humanitarian crises quickly. For operational and personal security reasons, we cannot disclose the specific military capabilities which are stationed in the British Indian Ocean Territories.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 25/01/2023 13:00:24 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey