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1610576

	registered interest
	date	14/04/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ajax Vehicles
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the senior responsible owner for Ajax started in that post.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	180709
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2023 answer text <p>I refer the right hon. Member to the response given to the right hon. Member for North Durham (Kevan Jones) on 18 March 2022 in answer to Question 140402.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk grouped question UIN 180707 question first answered 20/04/2023 12:44:37 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk attachment 1 file name UIN140402.docx title Ajax Vehicles
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1610574

	registered interest
	date	14/04/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ajax Vehicles
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many senior responsible owners have worked on the Ajax programme since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	180707
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2023 answer text <p>I refer the right hon. Member to the response given to the right hon. Member for North Durham (Kevan Jones) on 18 March 2022 in answer to Question 140402.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk grouped question UIN 180709 question first answered 20/04/2023 12:44:37 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk attachment 1 file name UIN140402.docx title Ajax Vehicles
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1610577

	registered interest
	date	14/04/2023
	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 27 February 2023 to Question 146790 on Armed Forces: Housing, what these figures were in (a) February and (b) March 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	180710
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2023 answer text <p>Each month, on average, there will typically be over 20,200 maintenance tasks raised for the circa 37,000 currently occupied Service Family Accommodation properties; this equates to each home having on average five to six repairs carried out annually. These tasks will range from changing bulbs in strip lights, grounds maintenance, through to boiler repairs.</p><p>The tables below show the number of work orders which were reported each month to the Regional Accommodation Maintenance Service suppliers and remained open at the end of each month in Northern and Central and Southeast and Southwest regions that were classed as urgent and routine in February 2023 and March 2023. There were no emergency work orders outstanding in any region.</p><p> </p><p>Amey (Northern and Central - combined)</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>As at end of Month</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Urgent</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Routine</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2023</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>378</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2023</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>875</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>VIVO (Southeast and Southwest combined)</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>As at end of Month</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Urgent</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Routine</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2023</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>811</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2023</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>1018</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>VIVO have confirmed that whilst a number of older jobs were initially diagnosed as an urgent repair, many families received an initial visit and temporary repair but await full resolution. In some cases, VIVO have been unable to contact these families by phone and so have written to them, a process agreed with the Defence Infrastructure Organisation.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 20/04/2023 12:32:39 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1609908

	registered interest
	date	14/04/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average length of time taken was by Capita to process applications to join the regular or reserve forces in the last twelve months.
	tabling member constituency	North Somerset
	tabling member printed	Dr Liam Fox
	uin	180041
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2023 answer text <p>The British Army conducts recruiting activities in partnership with Capita under the Recruiting Partnership Programme, whereas the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force deliver recruitment in house. The below table therefore represents the average length of time for Army applicants only.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the average time in days from application to starting training.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Mean time (Days)<br> <br> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Regular Officer</p></td><td><p>524</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Reserve Officer</p></td><td><p>338</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Regular Other Ranks</p></td><td><p>203</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Reserve Other Ranks</p></td><td><p>169</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes / Caveats</p><p> </p><p>- Averages have been calculated using data from the recruiting year (RY) 2021/22 application cohort data.</p><p>- Data for RY 2022/23 is not yet available as it takes time for cohorts to mature to the point of intake.</p><p>- There are several variables that may impact the time it takes to progress through the recruitment pipeline, including but not limited to, timely individual participation in the recruitment process, medical/fitness issues, aptitude testing success and availability of training places.</p><p>- The recruitment process for Officers can take significantly longer given that candidates can go to university between application and arriving at RMAS.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 20/04/2023 12:30:31 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	223 label Biography information for Sir Liam Fox

1609911

	registered interest
	date	14/04/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost to the public purse was for Capita to process application forms for the regular and reserve forces in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	North Somerset
	tabling member printed	Dr Liam Fox
	uin	180044
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2023 answer text <p>The British Army conducts recruiting activities in partnership with Capita under the Recruiting Partnership Programme, whereas the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force deliver recruitment in house. The below table therefore represents the cost to the Army only.</p><p> </p><p>The cost of processing application forms is not captured as a separate activity under the Army Recruiting Contract with Capita, but within the overall cost of recruiting. Recruiting costs are covered by a combination of the Service Management Charge and the Recruitment charge. The latter charge alters depending upon the volume of recruiting demand in a particular year, whereas the former is a fixed charge not dependant on demand volumes. Additionally, there are costs relating to medical assessment activities included.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the costs over the last three financial years:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>Cost</p></td><td><p>Comments</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020-21</p></td><td><p>£43.57 million</p></td><td rowspan="3"><p>Figures include the Service Management Charge, Recruitment Charge and medical assessment costs</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021-22</p></td><td><p>£40.29 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022-23</p></td><td><p>£42.65 million</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 20/04/2023 12:25:12 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	223 label Biography information for Sir Liam Fox

1610551

	registered interest
	date	14/04/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army: Electric Vehicles
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has for the use of electric propulsion in Army vehicles.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	180684
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2023 answer text <p>Last year, the British Army announced a major step-change in its commitment to ultra-modern warfare with the publication of its Battlefield Electrification approach. A key part of the <em>Future Soldier</em> vision, the approach sets out how the Army will focus on an increase in the use of batteries, sustainable energy, and Hybrid Electric Drive (HED) technologies across its vehicle fleet.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.army.mod.uk/media/17010/british-army-approach-to-battlefield-electrification.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.army.mod.uk/media/17010/british-army-approach-to-battlefield-electrification.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 20/04/2023 12:13:26 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1610295

	registered interest
	date	14/04/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Nuclear Submarines: Safety
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many nuclear site events there were at (a) Coulport and (b) Faslane in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
	tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
	uin	180428
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2023 answer text <p>The table below provides the number of Nuclear Site Event Reports (NSERs) at Coulport and Faslane recorded between January 2022 to March 2023. These are shown according to their categorisation using criteria agreed locally in 2015.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Nuclear Site Events- 2022</p></td><td><p>Category A</p></td><td><p>Category B</p></td><td><p>Category C</p></td><td><p>Category D</p></td><td><p>Below Scale</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Coulport</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Faslane</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>73</p></td><td><p>47</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Nuclear Site Events- 2023</p></td><td><p>Category A</p></td><td><p>Category B</p></td><td><p>Category C</p></td><td><p>Category D</p></td><td><p>Below Scale</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Coulport</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Faslane</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>In line with Industry Good Practice and in common with other defence and civil nuclear sites, His Majesty’s Naval Base Clyde has a well-established system for raising NSERs.</p><p> </p><p>NSERs are raised to foster a robust safety culture that learns from experience, whether that is equipment failures, human error, procedural failings, documentation shortcoming or near-misses.</p><p> </p><p>The safety significance of all reported events remains low and are below Level 1, the lowest of the seven-point Internal Nuclear and Radiological Event Scale (INES).</p><p> </p><p>None of the events caused harm to the health of any member of staff on the Naval Base or to any member of the public or have resulted in any radiological impact to the environment.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 20/04/2023 12:12:14 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1610573

	registered interest
	date	14/04/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ajax Vehicles
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which headsets personnel are using when working with Ajax for the reliability growth trials.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	180706
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2023 answer text <p>Personnel operating Ajax in Reliability Growth Trials are using a 'dual layer' headset, comprising of the in service Crewguard Mk2 outer headset and Communications Ear Piece inner headset.</p><p> </p><p>This configuration was successfully demonstrated during the Ajax User Validation Trials.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 20/04/2023 12:09:35 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1610575

	registered interest
	date	14/04/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ajax Vehicles
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the senior responsible owner for Ajax is working in that role on a full-time basis.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	180708
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2023 answer text <p>Yes.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 20/04/2023 12:08:24 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1610578

	registered interest
	date	14/04/2023
	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 27 February 2023 to Question 146787 on Amey and VIVO Defence Services, what the total value was of payments his Department (a) withheld and (b) deducted from (i) Pinnacle, (ii) Amey and (iii) VIVO for failing to meet key performance indicators for quarter three.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	180711
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2023 answer text <p>A breakdown of the total value of payments the Department has withheld and deducted from Pinnacle, Amey and VIVO for failing to meet Key Performance Indicators cannot be provided currently as we remain in a period of contract rectification and this information is considered commercially sensitive; however, I am able to confirm that where sums have been withheld, this was directly related to the level of performance.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 19/04/2023 15:26:33 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey